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Fisher Guiding: A Captain and His Lucky Lady Fish the Virgin Islands

Robert Mitchell hasn’t stopped chasing marlin since childhood. Now, he takes guests on his boat, The Lucky Lady, trophy fishing in St. Thomas and St. John.

40-Pound Pike Breaks Idaho Record

Avid pike fisherman Thomas Francis landed the monster fish on March 21 from Hayden Lake in Northern Idaho. It was more than 4 feet long, with an official length of 49 inches and an impressive girth of 26.5 inches.

Gustafson Wins Wire-to-Wire at the Bassmaster Classic

Canadian pro Jeff Gustafson completed a wire-to-wire win at the 2023 Bassmaster Classic on the Tennessee River to become the first Canadian to ever hoist the championship trophy on the biggest stage in tournament bass fishing.

Springtime Largemouths On Lake Santa Fe

I get the springtime bass itch when the azaleas bloom. It’s the time of year when largemouth bass spawn on Lake Santa Fe.Bass spawn around the full moons of February and March on this 5,000-acre Alachua County reservoir. This year, I planned my annual Santa Fe trip for March 2-3, ahead of the March 7 full moon.

Georgia Angler Lands Monster Slab Crappie

A huge 3-pound, 11-ounce crappie caught from Georgia’s Coosa River on March 19 is one of the largest to come from the Peach State in more than 20 years.

By The Numbers: Recreational Fishing In The U.S.

Go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back next time you splurge on a new rod or a charter trip. Angler expenditures drive a multi-billion-dollar industry in the United States that supports jobs, conservation and good times.

British Angler Lands 222-Pound Spanish Catfish

The 9-foot-long monster dragged the angler and his aluminum boat more than a mile over an hour-long fight, yet the fish is well short of the river record of 250 pounds.

Diving With A Giant Anaconda In Brazil

Diving with a 23 foot Anaconda in the Rio Formoso River, Brazil.

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45th Annual Bisbee’s Black and Blue Exceeds $7.4 Million, Top Three Teams All Win $1.5 Million-Plus in Prize Money

Magic Touch earned top honors with a 459-pound blue landed on the last day of fishing, backed by a 344-pound blue from Day Two. The combined team from Texas and Florida is taking home $2,440,850 for those fish, including first and fourth places and multiple daily jackpot prizes.

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Graham County’s Snowbird Creek Has It All

Snowbird Creek, and its main tributary Big Snowbird Creek, are places fly anglers could spend days exploring and still leave water untouched. On its top end, Big Snowbird is one of the largest remaining flows populated with native southern Appalachian brook trout. On its lower end, near its mouth at Lake Santeetlah, Snowbird plays host to an annual migration of lake-run rainbows that reach lengths well in excess of 20 inches.

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Under the Sea – Mentoring Young Guns

If all goes well, it will be a fun day, and they will always remember their first fish with pride. Photograph it; celebrate it; enjoy it. Check out some great tips here!

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Sarasota Police Officer Leaps into Action to Stop Unmanned Boat in Dramatic Rescue

The unmanned boat was cruising in circles up to 40 mph off the Gulf Coast in Sarasota.

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