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Bass Fishing

Plastics On The Weedline

We’re in the summer season pretty much everywhere in fishing country.  The spawn is over, so the fish, regardless of specie, are doing one thing:  They’re either eating, or they’re looking for something to eat.  […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Ohio Vigilant With Asian Carp

Only a single water sample, out of 225 samples from the Maumee River and 100 samples from the Sandusky River, contained traces of genetic material from silver Asian carp, according to the Ohio Department of […]

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Bass Fishing

AL Snag Proof Open Results

Connie Fuller, President of Snag Proof, was happy to announce that for the second week in a row they had a record turnout. Last week on the Delta they had 207 boats, which was followed […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Aid Chinook and Lakers

Anglers fishing Lake Michigan’s open waters and tributaries for chinook and lake trout are being asked to donate the heads of the fish they harvest to aid research critical to keeping fishing strong. “With the […]

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Videos

20 Days of Shades

Our friends at Costa sunglasses are offering another amazing deal to KeepAmericaFishing™ supporters who donate to help keep America’s waters open, clean and abundant with fish. As a supporter, you can get a pair of […]

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Bass Fishing

Fantastic Hot Water Bass

When the air and water temperatures of summer reach bath water temperatures, most anglers decide to stay away from the heavy boat traffic and hot, churning waters. They simply leave large impoundments to the multitudes […]

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Bass Fishing

Trigger X Aggression Products

This soft bait formula allows these easy-to-handle baits to swim with an incredibly natural motion. As they swim they release a special cocktail of Ultrabite® Aggression Pheromones that combine natural “aggression” and “fear” pheromones to […]

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Bass Fishing

Brandon Palaniuk Scores Win

Brandon Palaniuk wanted — needed, in his mind — to find a way into the 2014 Bassmaster Classic, the world championship of bass fishing.  “I don’t care about the money, just give me the Classic […]

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Bass Fishing

Best Baits for Fishing Docks

Fishing under docks for summertime lunkers can be some of the most productive fishing you do all year.  A few simple tricks can give you that extra edge on the water that will land bigger […]

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Bass Fishing

River2Sea Spittin’ Wa

Tommy Biffle; the legendary professional angler who; along with River2Sea, introduced his new Tommy Biffle’s Junkyard Jig to the industry and the media at ICAST, has adopted another of River2Sea’s products into his signature family. […]

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Fishing News - Salt

Support Marine Sanctuaries

As many of you know, the National Marine Sanctuary Program recently released a draft proposal to revive a public sanctuary nomination process. National marine sanctuaries are a key component of our nation’s commitment to conserve […]

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Bass Fishing

Palaniuk Perseveres 3rd Day

Who or what can stop Brandon Palaniuk?  Not wind and 6-foot waves. Not a daily trip by water of 200-plus miles. Not a 2-pound penalty.  But maybe Jonathon VanDam can. Trailing Palaniuk by less than […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

CHT Double Wacky Hooks

The revolutionary CHT Double Wacky Hook Weighted Rig is a completely new way to fish your favorite soft stick baits. The unique design of the CHT Double Wacky Hook features an expandable O-ring along the […]

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Bass Fishing

Amateurs Beat Pros

To be sure, the 2013 Snag Proof Open – presented by Gone Fishin Marine of Dixon Ca, was one of the most exciting of the twelve annual events that have been held on the California […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

World Snakehead

It took Caleb Newton just about a minute to reel in the record-breaking 17-pound, 6-ounce northern snakehead fish that he caught earlier this summer in northern Virginia. It took the International Game Fish Assn. considerably […]

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Fishing News - Salt

Venice FL Fishing Report 8/7

Many of our kids are starting back to school soon, so it’s back to weekends for the kids. Most recent trips have been for the younger anglers and its fun for all. I try to […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Missouri River Carp

A puzzling case of hundreds of dead Asian carp found floating in the Missouri River has been eating at fisheries biologist Jeff Schuckman for weeks. The mystery revealed itself in May, when the decaying fish […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Lake Guntersville Report 8/3/13

We have definitely seen some summer time affects this last week from the heat and intense sun; although we are catching fish it is certainly not as active as it was in June or July! […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

TRCP Conservation Exchange

The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership will launch the second half of its Barnyard to Boatyard Conservation Exchange on August 8-11 in Sioux Falls with six South Dakota farm families hosting two Louisiana fishermen. This summer, […]

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Bass Fishing

Summer Time Jigs

There are many ways to fish a jig, but I do however think that the presentation of fishing a jig in the summer time heat is different than the cold of the winter. The biggest […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Alaskain Temperatures Killing

Alaska’s summer heat wave has been pleasant for humans but punitive for some of its fish. Overheated water has been blamed for large die-offs of hatchery trout and salmon stocks in at least two parts […]

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Offshore

IGFA Roosterfish Record

Angler Margaret Shaughnessy of Medford, Oregon landed this beautiful roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis) on June 2nd while fly fishing with local guide Marco Lucero off the coast of Punta Las Arenas, Mexico. Shaughnessy’s potential women’s 10 […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Bianchi Claims Crown On Oneida

On Day 2 of the Bass Pros Shops Bassmaster Northern Open on Oneida Lake, New York pro Jim Bianchi landed the largest limit of the tournament, 19 pounds 4 ounces, to build a lead of […]

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Fishing News - Salt

Best Practices

Loosely defined, best practices are things that every individual angler can do every time they are on the water to help conserve and protect the fishery we all dearly love.  They don’t cost much, you […]

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Bass Fishing

Daves Leads At Oneida Lake

As the full field bucked big waves on Oneida Lake today, Virginia pro Chris Daves bucked the conventional wisdom that it’s necessary to pursue both largemouth and smallmouth to win here and claimed the first […]

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Bass Fishing

Newest 2 lb Tippet Class Record

IGFA News: Our congrats go out to angler Todd West of Rome, Georgia, USA – the very proud holder of the newest 2 lb tippet class record for spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus)! Check out his […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

US vs Canada Tournaments

Having a shortened bass season compared to the rest of North America, Canadian anglers are definitely at a disadvantage when it comes to the available time on the water, as well as the experience of […]

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Bass Fishing

Real Deal Shad

Big Bite Baits is proud to announce that it is introducing the Real Deal Shad our newest design that can be used for a number of techniques. The Real Deal Shad features a realistic size […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

IGFA Possibility: Atlantic Salmon

Hot off the IGFA World Records desk: German angler Joachim Ochmann landed this potential 3 kg (6 lb) line class record Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) on May 10th while fishing in the Baltic Sea, out […]

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Walleye Fishing

Slip Bobbers for Walleyes

As a guide, I believed that the most effective game plans just kept walleye fishing straight forward and simple. There are plenty of folks in this business who try to make fishing really complicated, and […]

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Bass Fishing

Trigger X Aggression Hodad

The Trigger X Aggression Hodad is a unique tube-style bait loaded with UltraBite Aggression Pheromones. This custom blend of aggression and fear pheromones mimics the natural predator versus prey response – triggering a predator’s feeding […]

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Panfish Fishing

Summer Panfishing Tips

Taking sunfish is not difficult, nor expensive.  The theories on how to catch them are numerous.  To that end here are some thoughts of some local anglers.  They fish for these delightful little fish most […]

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Catfish Fishing

PA Catfish Management Plan

About 11:30 p.m. on a late-spring night, relaxing in a lawn chair on the bank of the Ohio River, the butt of a fishing rod tucked snugly under a 10-pound rock, just in case … […]

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Panfish Fishing

Bluegill Fishing on the Fly

Several years ago, I caught a mixed bag of four dozen bluegills and shellcrackers during a single, glorious afternoon. While that was practically all the law allowed, the real kicker is that these fish weighed […]

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Panfish Fishing

Finally On The Whites Again!

It had been a while since I had been out fishing for white crappie. It felt good to finally be vertically jigging them on structure again! With a ton of recent rain followed by a […]

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Panfish Fishing

Drop-Shot Summer Crappie

Temperatures have been extremely hot this year leading to hot water. Crappie take refuge wherever possible. There is no one secret way to find and catch fish on all waters, but using a drop-shot rig […]

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Catfish Fishing

Whats Noodling?

Noodling in reference to one of the oddest catfish fishing styles known, it refers to the art of fishing for catfish using only bare hands and a big stick for prodding purposes.  That is correct; […]

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Catfish Fishing

Rigging For Catfish

By Ron Presley:  Whitey Outlaw is well known for his pro crappie fishing adventures, but he also knows something about catfish. He is a consistent competitor on the Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters tournament trail. […]

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Catfish Fishing

Big Catfish At Night

Big cats love to feed at night, especially in warmer weather. The best catfish anglers know this and have their technique down to a science. The trick is knowing where to start.“A lot of how […]

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Catfish Fishing

Hey Babe: Noodling?

Okie Noodling is alive and well, and I’m going to stick my neck out there and just say it’s going to continue to grow. After 19-year-old Lucy Millsap’s big win at Pauls Valley this weekend […]

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Panfish Fishing

Champlain To Smaller Water

We started the day on Lake Champlain hoping to find crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, or bass. The bite was slow and we covered a ton of water. Although we managed to catch a bunch of bluegill, […]

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Catfish Fishing

Giant Wels Catfish 115 Pounds

They call it the Duke, and it’s reportedly one of the most famous catfish in England. About time it had it’s picture taken, then. The angler lucky enough to pose with the 115-pound wels catfish […]

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Panfish Fishing

Road Runners, Since 1958

The Road Runner © advantage begins with the position of the blade… 1. Because fish “live” on the bottom and look “up”, the Road Runner is easier for fish to see. 2. The blade rarely […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Solar Travel Chargers

Adding to their expansive list of more than 300 outdoor manufacturers, Green Supply has introduced Solio, a cleaner, more sustainable way to provide energy and light. Solio products use renewable energy innovations that are widely […]