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Rainbow fry in a hatchery pond.

Massive Fish Kill at California Trout Hatchery Will Impact Stocking Efforts for Years Massive Fish Kill at California Trout Hatchery Will Impact Stocking Efforts for Years

Assorted photos about the American Bass Association check bouncing lawsuit.

Tournament Anglers Say Their Checks Keep Bouncing. Now They’re Suing Tournament Anglers Say Their Checks Keep Bouncing. Now They’re Suing

A Philadelphia fisherman lays next to a huge catfish he caught.

Philly Fisherman Catches Huge Flathead from Pedestrian Bridge. He Says It Weighed More Than the State Record Philly Fisherman Catches Huge Flathead from Pedestrian Bridge. He Says It Weighed More Than the State Record

a blue illustration of a man fishing in a storm

My Buddy Caught His Personal Best Bass During a Lightning Storm My Buddy Caught His Personal Best Bass During a Lightning Storm

By Arthur Grahame

A trout fisherman looks at his buddy catching bait

We Wanted to Fly Fish. The Trout Wanted Live Bait We Wanted to Fly Fish. The Trout Wanted Live Bait

A pair of spawning bass

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Ethically Target Spawning Bass Quick Strike Podcast: How to Ethically Target Spawning Bass

A man holds a record common carp

This New State-Record Carp Is the Heaviest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught in Connecticut This New State-Record Carp Is the Heaviest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught in Connecticut

By Alice Jones Webb

A group of bass boats on the water in the fog.

A Team Won Thousands in a Bass Tournament. Then Their Checks Bounced A Team Won Thousands in a Bass Tournament. Then Their Checks Bounced

A fisherman hooks into a bass near a dock.

I Lost My Favorite Bass Lake to Development. A Stranger Helped Me Find It Again I Lost My Favorite Bass Lake to Development. A Stranger Helped Me Find It Again

Daniel Mayer with a big blue catfish

If It Checks Out, This Giant Blue Catfish Would Be the New Kansas State Record If It Checks Out, This Giant Blue Catfish Would Be the New Kansas State Record

By Natalie Krebs

A man catches trout fishing

A ‘Slow’ Day on God’s River Was Still the Best Fishing of My Life A ‘Slow’ Day on God’s River Was Still the Best Fishing of My Life

A u.s. soldier in korea who was trout fishing waves his hat on the end of his rifle.

We Had a Week Off from Active Combat, So I Went Trout Fishing. I Got Pinned Down by a Sniper We Had a Week Off from Active Combat, So I Went Trout Fishing. I Got Pinned Down by a Sniper

By Elwayne Carter

A composite image of fishing and wwii

Right Before We Shipped Out to the Front Lines of WWII, a Local Took Us Bass Fishing Right Before We Shipped Out to the Front Lines of WWII, a Local Took Us Bass Fishing

By Frank Woolner

A blue catfish caught by a commercial fisherman.

These Photos and Videos Reveal Why Maryland’s Blue Catfish Must Be Killed These Photos and Videos Reveal Why Maryland’s Blue Catfish Must Be Killed

Photos by Jay Fleming, Story by Natalie Krebs

Catching a spring lizard

Sometimes Catching Live Bait Is More Fun Than Catching Fish Sometimes Catching Live Bait Is More Fun Than Catching Fish

By Charles Elliott

Fishing superstitions

The 6 Biggest Fishing Superstitions That Could Ruin Your Day on the Water The 6 Biggest Fishing Superstitions That Could Ruin Your Day on the Water

A California fisherman with a huge brown trout.

Huge Brown Trout Caught on Light Line Just Misses the 38-Year Old California State Record Huge Brown Trout Caught on Light Line Just Misses the 38-Year Old California State Record

A man holds up the giant blue catfish record.

This Same Blue Catfish Just Broke the West Virginia State Record — for the Third Time This Same Blue Catfish Just Broke the West Virginia State Record — for the Third Time

A Virginia angler with a slab black crappie.

Slab Virginia Crappie Just Misses World-Record Status Due to a Technicality Slab Virginia Crappie Just Misses World-Record Status Due to a Technicality

A big cubera snapper

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Beat Monster Fish with Mind Control Quick Strike Podcast: How to Beat Monster Fish with Mind Control

	
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