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…
The Peach State has a handful of fishing options that most people overlook. Every Georgia river, lake, reservoir, beach and stream has enticing fish, from trout in the north to bass in the middle to redfish and striped bass in the south. Georgia is not only one of the best fishing states in the southeast…
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…
Most people who fish have a short list of places they want to get to before they’re done. A lake they read about in a magazine, a river a friend described with more enthusiasm than usual, a destination they’ve been planning for years without quite pulling the trigger. This list is that conversation in written…
Some fish you catch by accident. Muskie you earn. These are the largest purely freshwater members of the pike family, capable of pushing 50 inches and topping 30 pounds in the right water — and they’ve built a reputation for making anglers wait, sometimes for days, between meaningful encounters. If you’re ready to put in…