The bass fishing world has found itself in yet another new bait craze. This time it’s over a wildly expensive urchin bait

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The shark pulled me out to open ocean on my fly rod. But for reasons I can't explain, I refused to cut the line

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These six lures will catch big muskies anywhere they swim

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If you search out smaller waters, you'll find overlooked largemouths ready for a fight

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Three divers, including Derk Remmers, spotted the predator while working on a mission to remove abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck in the Strait of Sicily, between Italy and Tunisia

We fought 200 watery miles (most of it upstream), portaged 32 times, and swamped the boat. It was all worth it

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Orca sightings in the North Sea are creating excitement for tourists and fishermen—some of whom can’t remember ever seeing them before. Researchers report in 2025 there were five verified sightings off the Northumberland coast in northeast England, after having been rarely seen for decades. This year in April, fishermen spotted a pod of up to […]

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If you're not catching bass on dragonflies, it's because you're fishing them wrong. Here's how to fish it right

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Luke "The Nuke" leads an all star line-up, including promoter Barry Hearn, ex boxer Tony Bellew, and England goalkeeping legend David Seaman at the Target Sport Stars Fishing event

You'll catch stripers on these baits and lures from North Carolina to Maine

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From flatheads to big blues, here's a look at some of the heaviest catfish on the record books

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Sure, you've probably tried corn or marshmallows, but what about harvesting your own wasp larva or soaking a gopher leg?

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A van from Flemings Fisheries Limited has left some of its cargo strew across the B9131 following the crash.

Skip the local bait shop and mix up your approach with these live critters

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“I've never had to shoot them without a nock and having to hold the arrow”

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Fizzing is not a controversial practice as long as you know how to properly do it

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A heavily-pressured trout stream transforms once darkness falls

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These hefty lures can score the bass of a lifetime if you know how (and when) to use them

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John Baker, now 69, was working a few miles off the coast of the Inner Hebrides island when he came across the strange vessel in May 2005.

Hooking up on a certified ‘reef donkey’ might be the most underrated fishing opportunity in the Gulf

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We wanted to take one really tough trip together before we finished college and took on the responsibilities of adulthood

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A group of teenagers who become stranded on the uninhabited Eilean Island in the Firth of Clyde were rescued by the RNLI.

As far as I could find out, no one fishing alone in a small boat had ever caught a swordfish. The problem was when I finally hooked one, he didn't seem to notice

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FFS has undoubtedly made anglers more efficient. But there’s no solid data on how that might impact fish populations

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Trout are often thought of as finicky feeders, and a lot of the time they can be. But the truth is you can catch some giants using lures and techniques carried over from the bass world

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BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Papua New Guinea announced on May 13 that it will protect roughly 214,000 square kilometers (about 82,600 square miles) of the Bismarck Sea from all fishing and extractive activity, an area approaching the size of the United Kingdom. The Western Manus Marine Protected Area would be the largest no-take […]

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You can catch snakeheads with tactics and tackle that are similar to what you use for bass, but there are a few tricks you'll need to know

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A multi-day trip on one of America's most iconic rivers offers insight into targeting big bass

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Over the last two years, Ethan Waytashek has helped his clients catch and release four state-record lakers, each one bigger than the previous fish

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Bruna Damaris Sant'Anna da Silva was missing for three days off the coast of Ilhabela, Brazil, after a jet ski on which she and a friend were travelling capsized