Pending certification, a California fisherman’s 4-pound, 5.44-ounce black crappie will become the new state record. If certified, the slab will break the previous record of 4 pounds, 1 ounce that has ...

The first fish I ever caught on an artificial lure was a crappie. It hit a Hildebrandt black and yellow spinner bait cast from a green metal Johnson Century reel mounted on a solid fiberglass rod with ...

The Cumberland River stretches 688 miles from its headwaters in southern Kentucky, through Tennessee, to its confluence with ...

Torches and pitchforks would undoubtedly come for you if you ate a 6-pound bass and had the audacity to post about it on social media. The mob’s anger wouldn’t be completely unjustified as large bass ...

Trust issues have always been a problem in fisheries science. Anglers the world over have often felt like their observations on the water provided better data than short-term or one-off scientific ...

Mark and Chad Thompson eclipsed the 125-pound mark last weekend to take home the victory during the Catfish Chasers Tournament Series event on Coffey County Lake, better known as Wolf Creek. The pair ...

The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame is asking for help while searching for its next inductee. A search committee is seeking nominations of individuals who have made important contributions to ...

Starting July 1, 2023, a valid freshwater guide license will be required for any person that provides freshwater fishing guide services on public waters in Mississippi north of I-10. The price of the ...

For freshwater fishing, all you need is a basic, well-made fishing rod and appropriate bait. Here are some places on Long Island where you might try dropping a line — and an idea of what might be ...