Ohio gets written off by anglers who haven’t fished it, and that assumption does a lot of work for the people who have. The western basin of Lake Erie is the most productive walleye fishery in the world by almost any measure. That single fact should end the conversation about whether Ohio belongs in the…

Illinois is often overlooked as a fishing destination. What’s surprising is how much the Prairie State has to offer. Illinois has access to all Great Lakes, more than 1.5 million acres of water and almost 87,000 miles of rivers and streams. Regardless of where you fish, from the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes, catfish…

Roughly 600 miles of fishable water can be found in Arkansas. From cypress-lined oxbow lakes in the southeast to clear Ozark lakes and the Mississippi River, Arkansas has a wide variety of fishing environments, making it an incredible fishing state. Lake Ouachita is located completely inside Ouachita National Forest and is different from many Arkansas…

If you’re an avid angler, Michigan’s fishing statistics might tempt you to plan your next big fishing trip. With more than 11,000 inland lakes, 3,000 rivers and streams, more than 3,000 miles of coast along the Great Lakes, and access to four of the five Great Lakes, nearly half of Michigan is comprised of water….

Alabama deserves more recognition in national fishing discussions, which is frustrating for anglers that have fished here, and it’s easy to see why. The state has some of the best freshwater fishing opportunities in the South, and Lake Guntersville is more than enough reason to put Alabama on any angler’s bucket list. Weiss Lake is…