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This story originally published in September was judged to be Advocate Outdoors’ top story for 2025 by a panel of outdoors ...

Catching a tautog, also called a blackfish, on a fly rod is no easy feat. You usually find the fish around rocks and boulders 20 to 30 feet down. The bite turns on when the current is moving, so it ...

On Feb. 16, Laura and Chris Jessen were trolling for marlin aboard their 64-foot Viking, Fish Tank. They were fishing off Costa Rica near the town of Los Sueños, and they’d already caught and released ...

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 ...

Everybody wants to catch big bass. Visions of giant largemouths smashing topwaters and brute smallies peeling line are what keep us all up at night—and what get us out of bed at 4 am to be the first ...

For years, ice anglers were told they had to downsize to catch fish. Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism slows in winter, so we need to use tiny lures to catch these fickle feeders, we thought.

This is a straightforward tip that is an easy fix and can save you the loss of the fish of a lifetime. I know it sounds like ...