Freshwater

What Finishing Second Taught Bassmaster AOY Trey McKinney About Winning; How and Where You Can Catch Big Catfish on a Fly Rod; Hawks Cay Resort: My Base for World-Class Florida Keys Fly Fishing

Bass Fishing

What Finishing Second Taught Bassmaster AOY Trey McKinney About Winning; How and Where You Can Catch Big Catfish on a Fly Rod; Hawks Cay Resort: My Base for World-Class Florida Keys Fly Fishing

Recent Articles

Freshwater

How and Where You Can Catch Big Catfish on a Fly Rod; Teen Angler Lands Back-to-Back Monster Catfish, Including 109-Pound Giant; Berkley’s New ’Moeba Has One Big Advantage Over Other Urchin Bass Baits

This big cat hit a 3" chartreuse Clouser minnow being stripped back on a sinking line.

Fly Fishing

I never had much interest in fly fishing for channel catfish. Then I hooked a 25-pounder, and that changed quickly.

Freshwater

Teen Angler Lands Back-to-Back Monster Catfish, Including 109-Pound Giant; Hawks Cay Resort: My Base for World-Class Florida Keys Fly Fishing; Inside Bass Fishing's Wild Urchin Bait Craze

14 year old River Nicklen with one of his massive hauls

Freshwater

A 14-year-old British angler landed two monster Wels catfish weighing 109 and 95 pounds during one unforgettable night in Essex.

This Walleye Fishing App Is Like Having Tom Boley on Speed Dial; What Makes Strike's Bigeye Boot the Perfect Fishing Partner?; Inside Bass Fishing's Wild Urchin Bait Craze

Freshwater

A Walleye Fishing App Like Having Tom Boley on Speed Dial; Is Strike's Bigeye Boot the Perfect Fishing Partner?; Inside Bass Fishing's Wild Urchin Bait Craze

Fishing YouTuber Tom Boley demonstrates his Walleye Now app during a day of walleye fishing in northern Wisconsin. The app organizes Boley's fishing advice by season, water type and fishing situation.

Gear Reviews

Tom Boley’s Walleye Now app helps anglers find walleyes and choose the right presentations based on season, water type and fishing conditions.

Bass Fishing

Inside Bass Fishing's Wild Urchin Bait Craze; What It Was Like to Be Charged by an Alaskan Brown Bear—and What I Learned; Fly Fishing for Brook Trout on the Appalachian Trail

Fly Fishing

What It Was Like to Be Charged by an Alaskan Brown Bear—and What I Learned; Fly Fishing for Brook Trout on the Appalachian Trail; The Strange Spiny Lure Taking Over Bass Fishing in 2026

Eyes focused on the sockeye salmon that fill up these rivers during the summer.

Fly Fishing

A brown bear turned, locked onto us, and started coming. This is what it felt like, and the lessons I learned.

An eastern brook trout caught along the Appalachian Trail.

Fly Fishing

A fly rod, a Vermont mountain stream, and the Appalachian Trail—all leading to native brook trout in one of the East's most iconic landscapes

Destinations

If I were limited to fish only one season a year, it would be autumn, and you can’t do fall much better than the Catskills. The historic trout waters are reason enough to go, and the small towns, good food, and fall colors make it more than a fishing trip

Bass Fishing

The Coike urchin bait trend proves what fly anglers have known for years: subtle movement beats exact imitation. Here are some updated tying tips for Woolly Buggers and Pat’s Rubber Legs, plus presentations that deliver more bass on the fly.

Fly Fishing

It's not going to be the most versatile fly rod in your quiver, but it's well worth having.

Post-Mohs surgery. The bandage came off eventually. The sun protection protocol doesn't.

Bass Fishing

A longtime angler thought decades of sunscreen made him careful. A basal cell carcinoma diagnosis on his jawline said otherwise — and changed how he fishes.

Fly Fishing

A proposed mining project by a Canadian company has renewed concerns over the future of California’s renowned Hot Creek fishery.

Fly Fishing

Two Fish of a Lifetime in 24 Hours: Panama Fly Fishing at Its Best; How to Fly Fish for Brown Trout In the Moonlight; The Big Guns: How One Family's Crappie Obsession Evolved Into the South's Most Deadly Trolling System

Fly Fishing

High-end Father’s Day Gifts for the Fly Angler Who Deserves the Best; Where to Fly Fish for Wild Trout in New Mexico; The Big Guns: How One Family's Crappie Obsession Evolved Into the South's Most Deadly Trolling System

Gear Reviews

Father’s Day is almost here, but you still have time to get Dad something he’ll actually use. If he's a fisherman, these five Orvis gifts are practical, well-made, and something he would enjoy receiving.

A crappie goes airborne as Les Smith hoists a 20-foot rod clear of its holder — no reeling required. The second lure on the rig swings free in the air above it.

Freshwater

Les Smith inherited his dad's legendary crappie trolling system — 8 long rods, precise depth control, zero casting. Then Church Tackle planer boards made it even deadlier.

My Van Staal VR75. The more I beat it up, the better it looks. Earned scars.

Gear Reviews

High-end Father’s Day gifts for the dad who deserves the best, with premium fishing, outdoor, survival, and adventure gear worth going all out for.

Fly Fishing

Fly Fisherman’s 2026 Father’s Day Gift Guide: Gear He’ll Actually Use; Where to Fly Fish for Wild Trout in New Mexico; Shopping for a Fishing Dad? Here's What We Actually Want.

Trout fishing in New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Destinations

Northern New Mexico offers a unique trout fishing experience, from the high-desert canyons of the Rio Grande to native cutthroats in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

The common ground of "fishing" is sometimes where the best connections happen between fathers and sons.

Gear Reviews

Skip the predictable Father's Day gifts this year. Every item in this guide is gear I've tested and continue to use. Some are inexpensive, others cost more, but all have earned a place in my fly-fishing and outdoor system.

Fly Fishing

How to Fly Fish for Brown Trout In the Moonlight; The Strange Spiny Lure Taking Over Bass Fishing in 2026; Here's Why the Abu Garcia VoltiQ is a Must-Buy Baitcast Reel