No species is more closely associated with freshwater fishing than bass. It’s what most people—anglers and nonanglers alike—envision catching when casting into a lake or pond. And it makes sense ...

Tarpon are found throughout the Gulf Coast and into the southeast Atlantic Ocean, with Florida being the hotspot. Its warm tropical waters and endless inshore habitats foster the largest tarpon ...

My girlfriend -- who hadn't fished seriously until she met me -- recently asked me, "How do you know which lure to choose when you're fishing?" It was a good question. I've been fishing so long, I ...

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Should your fishing reel be on the right hand, or on the left side? Do you use your dominant hand to reel or to set the hook and which way is better? Antonio and I are both right-handed, yet we each ...

Pay attention to details, ask a lot of questions, digest all the information you can get and you'll become a better angler. / Joe Shead We may talk a big game or post pictures of some really nice fish ...

From Northern Florida to Maine, American and hickory shad leave the ocean and pile into coastal rivers every spring to spawn. I’d argue that every East Coast angler should learn how to catch shad. In ...