The canoe was not working. High winds in the Columbia River Gorge were making it difficult to hold on anchor and fish. We were struggling to catch panfish of any size. All we were getting were very ...

Smallmouth bass have become one of the most popular game fish to target in North America. They are aggressive by nature, and their fight is stout enough to hook any angler for life. Luckily, they are ...

Things seem to be shaping up as stripers are becoming seriously active in the backwaters. Blackfishing is off the hook right now, with piers and inshore rockpiles absolutely loaded with tautog up to ...

With a couple strokes of his paddle, Derek Akin maneuvered his kayak into a part of the Mississippi River that few fishermen see. Fishing near La Crosse, Wisconsin, he took advantage of what kayaks do ...

What is up with these relentless winds? The constant 20- to 30-knot blow has really hampered fishing conditions, but anglers tucking into back bay honey holes are finding bass on the bite.

Hello folks. Today we're back in the Detroit river, rigged up with Flexi-Jigs as we fish the freshwater weed edge looking for ...

In an effort to reclaim once productive fishing areas upriver, Barnett Reservoir officials have approved aerial herbicide applications to kill non-native aquatic vegetation. "It's an attempt to open ...

This article was originally featured on High Country News. On July 1, 2022, a National Park Service biologist named Jeff Arnold was hauling nets through a slough off the Colorado River, several miles ...

GILES COUNTY, Va. – The New River in Giles County is scenic and, as it turns out, is full of fish. Chris Thompson invited me to go fishing with a promise we would have a better-than-average chance of ...