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New Striper Regs Intended To Build Wild Fishery

There are new size limits in place for inland waters within North Carolina’s Central-Southern Striped Bass Management Area. During the …

On The Water with FECOP

Illegal Fishing Campaign to Begin FECOP staff recently met with longliners in Puntarenas and Quepos to discuss the state of …

For Sportsmen’s Sake, Bring Back The Land & Water Conservation Fund

Recently, I returned from a trip offshore to Stuart’s Sandsprit Park, ecstatic with a 40-pound cobia in the box. It …

The Southside Report ~ November Fishing Forecast for Kiawah, Seabrook & Edisto Islands

With most of October still feeling like summertime with daily highs in the low 90’s, November and a few cold …
NOAA and Keys Blue Star Fishing Partner For Sustainable Fishing

NOAA and Keys Blue Star Fishing Partner For Sustainable Fishing

Long considered an angler’s paradise, the sandbars, flats, channels and reefs of the Florida Keys provide year-round opportunities for anglers. …

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For the first time, anglers have the option of a trolling motor with built-in Down Imaging sonar. Minn Kota’s new …

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Lake Erie’s Big Brown Bass

Lake Erie boasts some of the best smallmouth bass fishing in the world. On this massive lake, the Eastern Basin offers a stellar habitat for bronzebacks.

Under The Sea – Slings and Polearms

There’s a retro-movement taking place—a trend toward primitive hunting gear. Slings and polespears are used in places that do not allow trigger mechanisms.

Upstate New York Bass on the Fly!

For an angler, being outside and fishing in a short sleeve shirt with no one around should be enough to call any day a success. This day was about to get better. As we cast into a river with increasing water temps and a majority of the steelhead already back in Lake Ontario, our expectations of a tight line were low. Soon enough, as we launched large flies into the water, the addicting tight line grabs began. These fierce strikes were not steelhead, but hungry smallmouth bass. We enjoyed a full day on the river swinging 4-plus-inch flies and catching more than 25 smallmouth bass apiece.