THE FIRST TIME I fished the lower Madison River, I felt small. I was 18 years old and had never been out West—and though I’d grown up trout fishing on the East Coast, I had never done so on a river ...

I talked with some of the greatest big-bass anglers in the U.S. about their best bass fishing tips and tricks, best lures for bass, and favorite locations for catching 10-pound bass. Depending on ...

The author with a 47-inch striper caught off North Jersey on a 10-inch Stride glide bait. Photo by Joe Cermele Though the official timeline is a bit hazy, many anglers point to the swimbait revolution ...

Fish ranging from 10lb-20lb are commonplace in many venues, and the evolution of margin poles allows anglers to target them with full confidence. Bulletproof sections mean you can apply plenty of ...

A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet the muskellunge, calling them the kings of freshwater. But these anglers must not fish for lake sturgeon. Indeed, in Wisconsin, which has dubbed ...

Every angler wants to catch big fish. Not just big, but the biggest ever, a personal best. Where to catch big fish and how to catch them is not magic. Rather, it's all about the food. You need to be ...