Freshwater

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For most of us the salmon fly hatch is the main event on the annual Montana fly-fishing calendar — period,…»

Photo by Steven G. Johnson

Gar frequently are attracted to the movement of shallow-running plugs, following the lure back to the boat. Sometimes they even…»

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Sometimes you just can’t beat natural bait for trout. Which bait? Maybe this will answer some of your questions.

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If you think walleyes are not aggressive enough to be caught by trolling, then maybe this information will change your mind.

igh spring waters don't have to be all about deep-water nymph fishing. Spring hatches are common, and hungry trout — like this handsome cutthroat caught by the author — can often be coaxed up with big attractor patterns. Photo by Patrick Meitin.

During spring and early summer months when rivers run high, trout fishing can appear futile. In reality, it isn’t. Here’s how to adjust your techniques and enjoy uninterrupted action.

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A Minnesota angler caught what was likely the state record walleye — then let it go. According to The Bemidji…»

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Here’s where you’ll want to be fishing when Wisconsin’s inland waters open up for a new walleye season.

The best thing anglers can do to help the lake trout population on Granby is to keep a limit of trout like this. Granby currently has two to three times the number of trout found in other Colorado reservoirs. Photo by Mike Gnatkowski.

Many of Colorado’s biggest reservoirs are home to huge lake trout, or mackinaws — as Coloradans call them. Lake trout…»

This upper tributary spring chinook couldn't resist cured eggs topped with an orange-scaled Lil' Corky.  If fish are in the hole but not biting, don't move on without first offering them something different. Photo by Scott Haugen.

Given that the salmon has a sense of smell measured in parts per billion, using salmon scents could be the ticket to consistent success.

Todd Harrington coaxed up this big smallmouth bass with a Clouser minnow. Photo by Gary Lewis.

Wisps of white trailed across the sky. In the crescent between the bends of the river, the tall grass was…»

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Two monster sturgeons have been caught in Wisconsin waters, and officials say there could be more lurking. On March 13,…»

John Nichols

It’s always a pleasant surprise when you head down to the fishin’ hole hoping to reel in some dinner —…»

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When a good many fishermen think about fishing, their thoughts naturally turn toward largemouth bass. After all, no other species…»

Ryan Wasser

A Pocasset, Okla., man reeled in the new Oklahoma record smallmouth bass Saturday, beating the old record by a mere…»