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Fishing News, Stories & Expert Techniques

Read Field & Stream’s fishing news, expert techniques, and compelling angling stories from freshwater and saltwater environments. Our fishing editors share proven tactics for bass, trout, walleye, and saltwater species along with conservation coverage and seasonal fishing strategies. Discover how-to advice, destination features, and the latest developments affecting anglers and fisheries nationwide.

Bass Fishing

6 Tips to Catch Big Fall Smallmouth

By Shaye Baker

Smallmouth fanatic and YouTube angler Ben Nowak shares six tips to help you land more bronzebacks this fall

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Pike & Muskie Fishing

How to Catch Fall Muskies: Go Big or Go Home

By Steven Paul

In fall, muskies go on a feeding frenzy that creates the perfect conditions for catching trophy fish. Here’s how to cash in

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Saltwater Fishing

Tarpon Fishing 101

By Max Inchausti

Everything you need to know to find and catch one of the most acrobatic and powerful fish in the ocean

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Fishing

The Biggest Fish Ever Taken with a Bow and Arrow

By Travis Hall

From a 500-plus pound mako to a 92-pound grass carp, these are the biggest fish ever taken with archery tackle

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Catfishing

5 Enormous World Record Wels Catfish

By Travis Hall

Anglers travel from all over the world to catch wels catfish in Europe. Here are five 100-plus pound monsters from the IGFA record books

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Fly Fishing

Predatory, Nonnative Brown Trout Discovered in Montana’s Flathead River

By Katie Hill

Wildlife officials are asking anglers to kill any brown trout they catch in the northwest Montana river

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Freshwater Fishing

10 of The Biggest Paddlefish Ever Snagged with Rod and Reel

By Travis Hall

These paddlefish are true bottom-dwelling monsters, and every one of them weighs well over 100 pounds

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Freshwater Fishing

United Slabs of America

By Travis Hall

A complete list of all 49 state-record bluegills. Sorry, Alaska…

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Bass Fishing

How to Fish a Buzzbait

By Shaye Baker

Do you love explosive topwater eats? Then learn how to maximize fishing a buzzbait to boat more giant bass

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Freshwater Fishing

Idaho Bowfisherman Arrows Massive State Record Carp

By Sage Marshall

The carp shattered the previous record by nearly 30 pounds

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