Few freshwater fish fight harder for their size than the smallmouth bass. Built for clear, cold, rock-strewn water, Micropterus dolomieu rewards anglers willing to think differently than they would for largemouth — and the payoff is one of the most acrobatic fights in freshwater fishing. Today we’re going to dive deep and cover everything worth…
Minnesota takes its fishing seriously, and why shouldn’t it, with its 11,842 lakes. With its status as the state with the most lakes, Minnesota is built to be a fishing destination. The fishing here is world class and continues to draw anglers from all over the world from spring to the end of the ice…
If you’ve spent any time around Midwest or Great Lakes anglers, you know walleye isn’t just a fish — it’s practically a regional identity. Part of that comes down to the dinner table (few freshwater fish eat better), but a lot of it comes down to how walleye behave. These are low-light predators with a…
Texas is in a class of its own for freshwater fishing, and there is a good reason for it. With more than a thousand public lakes and reservoirs, nine major river systems, and a climate that allows for year-round fishing, Texas has more productive days on the water than nearly every other state. If you’re…
Most freshwater fish spend their whole lives in one body of water. Salmon spend theirs crossing an ocean and back — hatching in a small stream, growing to adulthood at sea, and returning, often to the exact gravel bed where it all started, to spawn and complete the cycle. That journey shapes everything about how…
Every angler has a list. Maybe it lives in the back of a notebook, maybe it’s just a running thought in the back of your head, but it’s there. The fish you’ve heard about, the one a guide described in a tone of voice that made you stop whatever you were doing, the species that…