Arkansas Angler Breaks State Largemouth Record by 1 Ounce

  UPDATE: This record has been invalidated. Click here for the full story. Arkansas 36-year-old largemouth bass state record was recently broken, but just bar

Crowder Won't be Cashing In: Just How Important is a Record Fish?

There’s an old fishing quote that goes like this: “No man, having caught a large fish, goes home through an alley.” I don’t know who wrote that originally. It’s

Angler Sets New Oklahoma Largemouth Bass Record

It looks like Oklahoma has a new state record largemouth bass, and unlike Arkansas recent non-record, it appears that this fish was caught legally, by a person

Another Bass Record Bites the Dust: DE Angler Lands 10-Pound Largemouth

Hot on the heels of a new Sooner State record largemouth comes word that Delewares largemouth bass record has fallen. From this story on wired2fish.com:When Ja

Food Fight Friday: The Chief vs. Chef Fish Feast

For this week’s Food Fight Friday we have two wonderful photos that would be just at home in an art museum as they are here at Field & Stream. In subject m

Fish On the Brain?

The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the toms are gobbling, the waters warming up and the Centers For Disease Control is reporting a dramatic uptick in

Matching a Spinning Reel to a Rod, and Other Useful Info

Among many thousands of fishing-related web sites, I’m always surprised at how few there are that have really solid, useful information. So I was happy to fall

Catchbook Fishing Reports: A Social Fishing App from the Editors of Field & Stream

If youre an angler, you know that keeping a detailed journal of your time on the water is one of the best ways to up your catch rate. Thats because, over time,

231 High School Teams to Participate in Bass Fishing Competition

If you don’t think organized, officially-sanctioned high school bass tournaments are becoming a mainstream sport just like football or basketball, then ponder

The Toast: A Review of Crown Royal Black

Draper and I have been talking about adding another regular on the blog — something to help wash down all of the great game and fish that’s served here. So, we

Enter The Catchbook Photo Contest, Win Columbia Gear

Last week we launched a new fishing app for the iPhone that automatically turns photos of fish youve caught into detailed fishing journal entries that show up

Playing 'Possum with a Flipping Stick

Look closely. Yup, thats a lure. A 16-inch hand-poured hard plastic, soft plastic, and carbon fiber possum to be exact. I have seen everything from duck lures,

One-Man Team Wins National Guard FLW College Bass Fishing Championship

A team from Kansas State University has won the National Guard FLW College Bass Fishing National Championship. The KSU team beat out 24 other teams of anglers

How To Skip Lures Into Hard-to-Reach Spots Where Big Largemouth Bass Lurk

Bass often gravitate to shallow banks where they hold beneath overhanging tree limbs. These fish are virtually unreachable with overhand casting, but you can dr

Tackle Tip: Fix a Busted Rod Guide on the Water in Minutes

  If the bite is hot, the last thing you want to do is quit because of a gear malfunction. One common problem is a dislodged ceramic ring in the rod guide. Yo

Lift a Fish to Land It, Use Your Forearm for Leverage

The key to landing fish quickly is knowing how to get their heads above the waters surface. Fish have all the leverage when theyre fighting nose-down. You have

How to Catch Large and Smallmouth Bass During the Spawn

by Will Ryan The Scenario Smallmouths spawn when the water temperature reaches the low 60s; largemouths, a bit later, when the water temperature climbs int

18-Year-Old Catches 31 lb-8.4 oz CO State-Record Striper

Is there a youth movement in state-record striped bass this year? First it was a teen in North Carolina and now word that another big striper has been caught b

Wallhangers: Tips for Locating, Fighting, and Landing Big Smallmouth Bass

by Joe Cermele Wall Size: Guides and bass pros agree that 5- and 6-pound smallmouths are respectable fish, and there are thousands of waters in North Amer

Tips from a Bass Pro: Work a Rattle Bait Fast for Coldwater Bass

The rule of thumb for pre­spawn, coldwater bass is to fish slow. But like every other rule, this one is made to be broken, and bass pro Kevin VanDam does so w