Evironmental Groups: Some PA Forest Land Leases for Gas Drilling May Be Illegal

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is leasing more state forest land for gas drilling to make up for budget cuts, but environment

Weekly Pool Test: Hart Swing-Arm Swim Jig

Listen up all you flippers and pitchers, this weeks underwater lure test video has your names on it. I think its fair to say that with the exception of head sty

Fat Fish Raised on Kit-Kat Bars

Anglers have been chasing, dreaming about, obsessing over and scheming for the largemouth bass world record ever since that fateful day in 1932, when George Per

Fly Fishing With Stand Up Paddle Boards

Last evening I had the pleasure of taking my first spin on a SUP - or Stand Up Paddle Board. In laymans terms, its pretty much a long surfboard with a grippy to

Weekly Pool Test: Death Shimmer Spinnerbait

This week in my underwater lure test feature we have the Death Shimmer Spinnerbait from Law Lure Co. If you glance quickly, you might not see a difference betwe

Out-of-Work Angler Jailed For License Violation in MI

Heres an interesting question: should you be thrown in jail for being too poor to pay a misdemeanor fishing violation? It happened to a Michigan man. Now the AC

Vintage Tackle Contest: Del Shure Lure

Heres a weird one for our ongoing vintage tackle contest. When I first looked at the photo below of the Del Shure Lure, I thought perhaps submitter Jeff Shafer

10-Year-Old Hooks Montana's Oldest Bass

Just how old does a largemouth bass get? Pretty old, at least in Montana, where a 10-year-old boy recently caught and released a bass almost twice as old as he

Frogs Are Smart. Mice, Not So Much

There are some pretty wild new topwater baits poised to make their debuts on tackle shop shelves soon, one being the Live Target Mouse below. I have not done a

Weekly Pool Test: Bombshell Turtle

I first reported on the Bombshell Turtle weeks before ICAST, citing that while I thought a soft-plastic baby turtle was unique, I had never witnessed a bass eat

The Tale of the Twice-Hooked Smallmouth

From time to time, reader emails end up in my inbox, most often telling me about epic trips or memorable catches. I always try to respond to them all, but last

Weekly Pool Test: Trigger X Hodad

This week Im dunking the new Trigger X Hodad in the pool. Though the super-secret pheromone attractant on Trigger X products offers a serious advantage on the w

How To Test Fishing Line For Abrasion Resistance

by John Merwin In last week’s post I mentioned that this week I was going to talk about abrasion resistance in fishing lines. The ability of different types an

Weekly Pool Test: Lucky Craft Fat Smasher

This is the final entry in our weekly pool test blog, and were going to round it out with the Lucky Craft Fat Smasher. The way this lure was described to me at

Georgia Man Catches Trout on a Car Key

The title to this blog post was actually written by Mr. Louis Cahill over on his website GinkandGasoline.com. Hes a friend, professional photographer, and all a

Your Chance to Talk to Bear Grylls This Afternoon

Want to ask Bear Grylls what raw camel testicles or really, really fresh frog legs taste like? Well then heres your chance. The Man vs. Wild star will be chatt

New NY Law Allows Anglers to Fish With Three Rods At Once

New York anglers looking to up their odds of catching fish just got a boost from a new law that allows them to have three rods in the water at once. From this

Heroes of Conservation Ep. 7: The Eco-Educators

Tommie and Theresa Berger, from Sylvan Grove, Kansas, wowed the editors with their dedication to educating youth in the consumptive benefits of the outdoors. Ov

Bass Pro Shops Target of Federal Discrimination Lawsuit

Bass Pro Shops is the target of a federal discrimination lawsuit for allegedly engaging in racial discrimination in its hiring practices From this story on cbs

World Record Bass Appears at Striperfest

Greg Myerson, the pending all-tackle striped bass world-record holder, recently made an appearance (with his fish) at Striperfest. From this story on gofishn.c