Fishing

If you think you're having a bad day, read this lunker's story. This tongue-in-cheek narrative explores what goes through their head.

Experience the journey of a salmon with a wild snorkeling trip through the Campbell River on Vancouver Island.

Achieve more success out on the water on your next fishing trip with the latest fishing gear from brands like Abu Garcia, Shimano & more.

Check out this list of boating accessories from the 2024 Great American Outdoors Show and get the most out of boating season!

There have been so many epic fishing trips that it's impossible for BlacktipH's Josh Jorgensen to pick a favorite, but that nearly 400-mile round trip to Pulley Ridge in the Gulf of Mexico and back ranks pretty high.

College sport has always been a lifeblood of America, with bass fishing joining football, basketball, and athletics as seeing some future stars choosing to skip college and start at the pro level.

Pamela Dance has a front-row seat to her father Bill Dance’s soaring success. And it led to an adventurous life filled with kids, the outdoors, and her family.

Choosing the right trolling motor used to be simple, but the introduction of elite, tournament-ready brushless technology has turned the marine industry into an absolute arms race.

If you're a bass-fishin' diehard, this is the Shimano combo you need to put together.

Called "CrushCity," five new soft baits from Rapala look to level up the game for hardcore bass anglers this fall. And tournament angler Jacob Wheeler reeled in nearly $250,000 competing with the lineup in 2023.

It's not often we see something entirely new in the boat space. But Old Town is no stranger to winning awards in this category. Previous award-winning innovations include the Predator PDL kayak and the brand's Old Town Sportsman Autopilot.

On the hunt for yellowfin tuna and rooster fish at the legendary Crocodile Bay and Botánika.

While fishing in France, a British man caught an unbelievable carp. He spent 25 minutes reeling the fish in.

Kimi Werner always felt a connection with the creatures that dwelled in the ocean. As a young child, she lived in shack in a rural part of Maui, Hawaii. Since there was little extra money for a babysitter, her father would bring her along when he went spearfishing for their dinner if her mother was busy waitressing. At first, he would tow his daughter on a boogie board in the hopes she would just sit tight as he free dove. “But I’d always jump off and swim,” Werner says, laughing. “So, we ditched the boogie board, and my job became just keeping up with him.”

How Kona, Hawaii’s, Wild Hooker, one of the youngest and most winning professional fishing teams in the world, is now giving back.Spend any time with the Wild Hooker crew and you’re bound to hand over at least $100 on some side bet—probably on a wager like what kind of fish was hooked and called in on the radio before ever seeing it with absolutely no basis whatsoever, for example. That summarizes this crew—incredibly competitive on every level, obsessed with fish, and an appetite for betting and winning, whether it be millions at the Bisbee’s (the world’s richest marlin fishing tournament in Cabo) or $100 bucks on some side bet. It doesn’t matter to these guys, and for good reason. They win. A lot.

Brian Kelley is both the Florida half of Florida-Georgia Line and a talented solo artist in his own right.

Hook & Barrel sat down with Mark Menendez, Jason Christie, and Darold Gleason to find out what it actually takes to become a pro fisherman.

Last year I got a call from my buddy Joel who has a place near Texas’ legendary Lake Fork. He invited me to go fishing. Me being the bass hooker that I...

In late November, Kevin VanDam, Roland Martin, Jimmy Houston and Larry Nixon stood on the dock at Long Creek Marina just before blast-off for the most lucrative tournament in bass...

Merriam-Webster’s definition of a fisherman is one who engages in fishing as an occupation or for pleasure. If their definition included an example of a fisherman who does both, it...