Merwin: A Big Week for Pro Bass Fishing

There’s lots of interesting news in tournament bass fishing this week, most notably that B.A.S.S. is being sold by ESPN to a trio of investors who just might re

Cermele: I Don't Get Paddle-Board Fishing

Below is a video of one Mr. Carl Schroderer hooking and fighting a striped marlin from a stand-up paddle board off Baja. Apparently, this is the first documente

Merwin: We Need Studs on Boot-Foot Waders

The felt-versus-rubber-sole wading-gear debate continues to heat up, now having garnered more national attention via a New York Times article published yesterda

Why Red-State Programming is Hot

Does a bad economy mean more blue-collar reality television like hunting and fishing shows?  From this story on Fox News: With the economy in the doldrums, more

Is Catch and Release Playing With Your Food?

  I spent last week on the Nushagak River in Alaska, taking part in the Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy.  Its a great program involving The

Wisconsin Angler Catches Coyote on Frog Lure

A Wisconsin bass angler recently got a little more than he bargained for when a coyote grabbed the plastic frog he was working the shoreline with. I repeat: the

Cermele: Cooking Your State Record Catch

I got a good chuckle out of this post on Roundvalleyfishing.com. Not long ago, right in my home state of New Jersey, two gentlemen landed an American eel that t

Cermele: Eat Healthy, Eat Power-Plant Fish

Living in New Jersey, I get razzed all the time about catching flounder with three eyes and smallmouths with two heads thanks to all the power plant particles a

Cermele: The Difference Between Fishing and Stalking Fish

There is an inherent difference between fishing and stalking fish. The latter usually involves shallow water and the need to make sure everything from your shad

Cermele: The Ugly Truth About Hook Removal

Chad Love just posted a news blog this morning about an angler that fished an entire tournament (and won) with a hook stuck in his head. In that post, he asked

Angler Disqualified From Minnesota Tourney for Culling

A Minnesota tournament angler was recently stripped of her win because she culled fish during the tournament. So what, right? Everyone culls their fish in a tou

13-Year-Old NJ Girl Lands 58-Pound Striper

13-year old Juliana Merighi caught this gorgious 58.29 lb., 54-inch striper off Cape May, New Jersey over the weekend.Check out this post at SportFisherman.com

New Jersey Teen Hooks Possible Record Striped Bass

A 13-year-old girl from Vineland, NJ says she doesnt like handling bait, just catching fish. Thats pretty evident after she hauled in what may be a new femail j

Why I No Longer Attend Cocktail Parties

Do you like to talk fishing? Okay, but how about talking fishing at cocktail or dinner parties? I absolutely hate that. Let me explain why. In my particular ups

Bass Pro Dave Wolak on Dead Grass and My Poor Flipping Ability

This week, I had the chance to chase largemouth on the Potomac River with bass pro Dave Wolak. It was cold and breezy, and though the section of river we hit is

The Only 3 Bass Lures I Need

Bass lures, basic and beyond. I got to thinking about them over the weekend in also remembering a late friend who I once took bass fishing. She was a complete n

Fishing The Rio Grande: Headwaters to the Gulf

A couple of months ago I had the opportunity to follow Nate Matthews, Field & Streams Online Editor, and his father down the length of the Rio Grande from s

Riding the Rio Grande: Day Two

Last fall, Field & Stream Online Editor Nate Matthews and his father, Bruce, spent 15 days fishing the Rio Grande River from its headwaters in Colorado to i

Riding the Rio Grande, Day Three: Enter the Desert

Last fall, Field & Stream Online Editor Nate Matthews and his father, Bruce, spent 15 days fishing the Rio Grande River from its headwaters in Colorado to i

Wild Chef Academy: Essential Frying Pans & How to Use Them

Frying up a big country breakfast or making a grilled cheese sandwich is probably one of the first things we learned in the kitchen after stepping up from pouri