Inshore
Heddon: Make ‘Em Angry
I wasn’t sure where Capt. Danny Barrow was going with the story when he pointed out that if a fence had a dog in it you might be able to hop the fence, run across […]
snook
Fishing News - Fresh
Four New IGFA Records To Announce For December
New world record applications have recently been submitted for a beautiful two-spot red snapper from Mauritius, a fly-caught zander from Germany, a massive tautog from New Jersey, USA, and a trophy snook from Ecuador. Drouhin’s […]
Inshore
Election 2016: What’s at Stake for Florida Anglers
During the past year, Florida’s outdoor sportsmen have seen massive harmful algal blooms and fish die-offs across the Indian River Lagoon. Around the state, Tampa Bay and Florida Bay have experienced very similar bouts with […]
Videos
Get caught up with ODU Magazine
Get caught up with ODU Magazine and check out our latest magazine released on Tuesday. It covers our “Top 25 Products of ICAST”, plus bass, redfish, panfish, walleye, snook, and a little hunting to get […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Late Summer Edition of ODU Magazine Is Now Available
This edition of ODU Magazine has a very special feature that each year becomes our most read section and shared magazine …. our “Top 25 Products of ICAST”. This year we hope we did not […]
Fishing News - Salt
Ft. Pierce Surf & Ocean Fishing Workshop Surf & Shallow Water Fishing Workshop
Taking place at Ft. Pierce’s Manatee Observation Education Center at 480 N. Indian River Drive Fort Pierce, FL 34950.Here is an opportunity for you to enhance the value of your future surf and ocean fishing […]
Fishing News - Salt
Go Fish for 11/22/15 by Capt. Bill Miller
Capt. Billy Miller reports good mixed bag fishing. Miller guided Brian Gray to a nice catch of triple tail, snook, reds and trout on a half day morning trip. Mackerel and kings are also available […]
Shark Fishing
Catching Sharks With Capt. Jim Ross
August is a great time to target sharks in the Central East Region because the ocean is calm and the baitfish are schooling along the beaches within a mile or two of shore. For the […]
Boat News
Fishing In The Third Dimension
Sonar has been opening anglers’ eyes to the underwater world ever since Lowrance first made waves with its iconic “little green box” back in 1957. In the years since, fishermen have enjoyed a steady stream […]
Headlines
More Summer Fishing With ODU Magazine – July/August Edition Is Finally Published
Sorry for the delay and we hope it is worth the wait. This newest edition of ODU Magazine is all about summer time fishing. Have you ever gone tarpon fishing and come up with a […]
Conservation
18 Foot Burmese Python Captured
A massive Burmese python large enough to ingest deer and alligators was captured by a permitted python researcher in the Everglades National Park in Florida recently, CBS Miami reported Tuesday. The python, found along a […]
Fishing News - Salt
Go Fish for 8/9/15 by Capt. Bill Miller
Redfish are gathering in big schools as they do each fall. Incoming high tide bring them close to the mangrove shore lines. As the tides drop out the redfish schools will move away from the […]
Fishing Tips
FISH SLOWER AND SIMPLER,,,SOMETIMES
Different people go about their fishing in different ways. Some anglers like to consider every reason why a fish was caught on a certain bait, was in a particular location at that time, and why […]
Bass Fishing
Lucky 7 Lures for Summer Bass Fun
Summertime and bass fishing is easy — or so we like to imagine! (By Darl Black) In part, it may seem that fishing is easy because once the spawn is over and water temps climb […]
Fishing News - Salt
Go Fish for 7/18/15 by Capt. Bill Miller
Night time fishing is a good way to beat the summer heat and Tampa Bay offers many opportunities. Dock lights attract bait fish that attract other fish like speckled trout, redfish, snook, ladyfish and more.
Fishing News - Fresh
Conservation Groups Identify Opportunities for White House to Improve Water Resources
Today, the National Drought Resilience Partnership (NDRP) will bring stakeholders together at the U.S. Department of the Interior for the White House Drought Symposium, made possible with the support of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership […]
Inshore
Maicon’s Snook
On the morning of June 10th, angler Maicon Flex Iscas Artificiais caught and released this massive 107 cm Atlantic snook (Centropomus undecimalis) that could earn him the new All-Tackle Length record. Maicon caught the fish […]
Conservation
New Poll: Two-Thirds of Gulf Coast Voters Want RESTORE to Fund Habitat Restoration
A new poll completed by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and The Nature Conservancy shows that Gulf Coast voters remain very concerned about the impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster and overwhelmingly support using […]
Boat News
Boat Rental or Ownership: An Angler’s Dilemma
Fishing is one of the simplest joys in life — a pleasure that anyone, old or young, rich or poor, can enjoy. In fact, plenty of avid anglers don’t own any gear at all, preferring […]
Boat News
The Best Things in Life Are Free, Including BoatUS’ Online Boating Safety Courses
For boaters, the best things in life are free – the serenity of open water, a breeze filling a sail, or a fishing hole that beckons. And best yet, even the BoatUS Foundation’s online state […]
Inshore
Florida’s Chevy Insider Northwest Fishing Report
May and June are big spawning months for yellowtail and mangrove snapper in my region, and the mangroves spawn through the summer months. They’ll start grouping up on the high relief structures, particularly around the […]
Inshore
Catching Tarpon In The Keys Region With Capt. Randy Towe
There probably isn’t a better place to target tarpon in May than the Florida Keys. That’s when the main body of fish are migrating into and through the area before heading up either side of […]
Fishing News - Salt
Spooning Saltwater Species
Targeting redfish, speckled trout, snook and flounder in the saline shallows is commonly an exercise in covering, and subsequently eliminating water. True, it’s tough to beat a live shrimp, croaker or crab under a popping-cork […]
Fishing News - Salt
Capt. Randy Towe: Catching Sailfish In The Key
Reported 1st by FOX Sports Florida Outdoors: By mid to late April the main body of the Atlantic sailfish stock is somewhere off the Lower Keys, and likely around Key West. April is historically the […]
Fishing Tips
ADAPT FOR MORE FISHING SUCCESS
There are times in fishing, as in life, that if we want to be successful, we need to change our plans: We need to adapt. We may have a plan for a day on the […]
Fishing News - Salt
Conservation Groups Support Gulf States Red Snapper Proposal
The undersigned organizations and companies are representatives of the vast saltwater recreational angling community that generates more than $70 billion in economic activity across the nation. Our hundreds of thousands of members and customers have […]
Fishing News - Salt
Fishing with Bill Miller Report
On windy days residential canals and rivers are the places to be. They offer protection from the wind and the water temperature is usually a little warmer. If you can find and catch white bait […]
Muskie Fishing
Fishing News - Fresh
NW PA Fishing Report: 1/01/15
Brought to you by PA Great Lakes Region tourism. What’s biting in the lakes, streams and rivers of Crawford, Erie, Mercer and Venango Counties? FRENCH CREEK – Flowing through all four counties. Editor’s note: By […]
Videos
Ice Fishing
Ice Fishing Excellence: Vexilar FLX-28 Ultra Pack
The features found in the FLX-28 read like the wish list of avid ice anglers starting with digital depth, Auto Range, Two zoom zones, battery status, FIVE color palettes to select from for maximum visibility, […]
Bass Fishing
Schooling Bass Like Noise
In late summer, the schools of bass that are feeding on forage fish will respond to lipless crankbaits that provide noise. The bass spend much of the fall months in schools that attack the forage […]
Hunting News
Targeting Hunting in the Northwest Region
Hunting for my region is broken up into two zones: Zone B which runs south of State Road 50, north of State Road 60 and west of Rte. 441. Zone C encompasses all the rest […]
Fishing News - Salt
Fishing with Bill Miller Report
Winter weather conditions and extreme low tides make for prime time wade fishing conditions. With north winds and full, or new, moon low tide the flats don’t have much water on them. Flats fish like […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Custom Rat-L-Traps
Often we get calls from Rat-L-Trap fans looking for colors that we either don’t make anymore or have never made. In order to meet this demand, we’ve started a custom lure program. If you have […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Jig Tactics for Bass
Looking through my tackle box when I got to the lake I was trying to decide what I should start with, after a few minutes I decided to tie on and throw a jig. I […]
Bass Fishing
Know Your Bass Fishing Tools with JOHN CREWS
Learning as much as you can about the fishing lures that you use is critical to consistently catching good bass! John Crews’ class is an incredible in-depth look into two of his most reliable lures […]
Fishing Tips
Bigger Catches With Small Details
Fishing in the fall can be good. Really good. Really, really good. And, if you pay attention to detail, you can be even more successful at this time of year. As I think back on […]
Ice Fishing
Stay Mobile, Catch More Fish On The Ice
Ice Team Pro, Dave Genz, teams up with Clam Pro, Cory Yarmuth to put the pieces together on staying mobile to catch more fish… Armed with a good set of Kahtoola MICRO spikes on my […]
Bass Fishing
Upcoming Changes for the FLW Tour
As the migration of fishing continues to be a fluid and ever changing and money becomes tighter and tighter, changes in the FLW Tour were imminent. You could feel the writing on the wall, sponsors […]
Catfish Fishing
Classic Catfish
Last time the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service took the temperature of licensed anglers, 7-million savvy souls1 named the catfish their favored species. By comparison, 10-million anglers preferred bass, while a meager million liked walleyes. […]
Panfish Fishing
Are You Crappie Hunting in Fall
Early in the fall, weather can be quite changeable with hot days and cool nights. The changes can be confusing to crappie. Once the weather begins to stabilize, with cooler temperatures the norm, fish tend […]
Product Videos
Fishing News - Fresh
Fish Attractors The Improve Fishability
Have you ever been fishing and wished there was a sign saying right where the fish are? Well, fish attractors and the buoys that mark them are intended to do just that. We all know […]
Boat News
Eliminate Barnacles Off Your Hull
Sonic Armor, LLC, a Florida based company, has completed testing the effectiveness of eliminating barnacles and algae on boats by using ultrasonic sound. Sonic Armor saves boat owners huge amounts of time, money and inconvenience […]
Walleye Fishing
Inshore
Snook Numbers Are Up
Beginning September 1st, the recreational harvest season for Florida’s game fish snook, opened statewide. Snook are very popular with recreational anglers due to their mild flavor and strong fighting spirit.
Panfish Fishing
Fall Panfish
Crappie anglers on Lake Barkley in the fall often get more than they bargained for in the form of a finny fight. Like its sister lake, Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley is well known for panfish […]
Bass Fishing
Appalachian Smallmouth and Fall Foliage
Your spouse wants to see the fall foliage. The kids need a break from schoolwork. You’ve done your part, too, singing those workingman blues. Before the craziness of the holidays, give yourself a minute to […]
Catfish Fishing
Catch Catfish
Catfish anglers know the water and its surrounding structure above and below the surface. For those who ply the rivers of Illinois this often can be quite a challenge. They study the vegetation to find […]