Lean on Red for Wall-Worthy Largemouth Bass

Wall Size: Most anglers stricken with bass fever agree they can die happy having caught at least one fish weighing 10 pounds or more. For the most part, gen

If Someone Grew and Caught a 27lb. Largemouth, Should It Become a World Record?

To the best of my knowledge, Jason Covingtons new book, American BeheMouth, is a work of fiction. However, the science laced throughout the story is supposedly

Whip Walleye, Trout and Bass With These 4 Tailor-Made Rods

Target: WalleyesLure: JigRod: St. Croix Eyecon Snap Jig The 18 offerings in St. Croix’s Eyecon series include everything from trolling rods to live-bait rods,

Freak Out a Skipjack for a Striped Bass Wall-Hanger

Wall Size: Whether you’re after a landlocked freshwater striper or one cruising along a salty shoreline, the fish anglers covet is that first 40-pounder. Stri

Tie Talk: Tying The Dirty Rat (Step-by-Step Photos)

Despite what it says on its Flyrecipes.com page, Im pretty sure that this weeks Tie Talk bug, The Dirty Rat, is not by Jackie Treehorn. Dont get me wrong, I lo

Catchbook Contest: Photo of the Week!

Congratulations to Austin Bockwinkel, whose spring Iowa largemouth bass takes top prize in our weekly Catchbook Photo Contest! Austin gets a PFG Blood and Guts

Tie Talk: Tying the Banksia Bug (Step-by-Step Photos)

Heres another sweet little bug from our friends at flyrecipes.com. Its called the Banksia Bug (formerly known as the Patchouli Pupa) and was created by my frie

Smallmouth Jerkbait Tips from Bass Pro Bill Lowen

Last week I spent some time chasing smallmouths up in Buffalo, New York. If youre a smallmouth freak like I am, at some point you have to fish Lake Erie. Even t

The Total Outdoorsman: Hunt Better, Fish Smarter, Master the Wild

  A little bit here and a little bit there. You keep your eyes open. That’s how you learn. You pick up a new knot from a new fishing buddy, or try a decoy tri

Video: 20,000 Trout in a Bucket

The title of this post is a little misleading. While in theory these little guys are in a bucket, what youre actually seeing here is 20,000 freshly hatched cut

Fly Fishing Gear That Works: SmithFly Products

You know what we dont see nearly enough of in fly fishing these days? Products that actually work better than advertised. Were promised everything from rods th

Why We Need Uniform Airport Security Guidelines for Fishing Tackle

My friend Paul Zabel recently returned from a fishing trip to Costa Rica without his fly lines. You see, some airport security officer decided it was in the in

Tie Talk: Tying the Para-Hackle Emerger (Step-by-Step Photos)

Heres another pattern for you folks, from flyrecipes.com and my friend Steve Schweitzer. Steve says, Para-hackles arent new, but the technique sometimes gets

Fly Fishing Tip: Practice on Flat Water to Perfect Your Cast

We all find hitches and glitches in our casts from time to time. Like the golfer who irons out swing flaws at the practice range, the angler can do himself or

Exclusive Full-Length Video: Blue Sharks Feeding On a Giant Squid

The Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux) is so elusive that the first photograph of a live specimen in its natural habitat wasn’t captured until 2004. Much of what s

Fly Fishing Tip: Stretch Your Line to Make Longer Casts

One of the simplest means to make your fly cast longer and straighter doesnt have anything to do with physics lessons, reaching, hauling or any of that stuff.

Three Classic Topwater Lures Get a 21st-Century Tweak

Few moments in fishing are more enjoyable than when a big largemouth crushes a topwater lure on a still summer morning. For decades, fishermen have enticed ba

Caption Contest: Write the Best, Win a Gear Grab Bag

Its been too long since I held one of these. So I thought what better way to end the week than to have a caption contest. You all know how this works. Write w

Pickerel Fishing is Plenty Fun and Always a Good Time

I took a Johnson Silver Minnow from the tackle box, added a white pork rind strip, and then fastened it to a short wire leader. The shiny spoon glistened in th

Angler Breaks NY State Record With Football-Sized Brook Trout

The state of New York has a new brook trout record after a Warren County, NY angler boated a football-sized brookie. From this story in the Adirondack Daily En