Fishing

Bob Bisbee’s future was changed in the spring of 1981 when his friend, Luis Coppola, and Luis’ nephew, Bill Baffert, visited his Newport Beach Fuel and Tackle Shop. They were...

A search for a 10-pound largemouth leads from the restaurants and offshore waters of Mazatlán to Anglers Inn and the bass-filled timber of Lake Picachos.

Here are three laws frequently broken by saltwater anglers—so often, in fact, that it doesn’t take much research to find proof online. These crimes are shared through social media posts,...

Fishing and hunting are just like life itself. All you need is a little patience and perseverence.

The Amazon - magnificent and menacing - flowing for more than 4,000 miles, plowed through the jungle canopy 15,000 feet below me. Our single-engine Cessna Caravan bounced through the clouds...

Examining the shredded length of fifty pound leader attached to my lure, I’m amazed that after several hours the ferocious inhabitants of this shallow impoundment are still striking. “They’ll eat...

Not that he had much of a choice, but John Paul Morris was always going to be immersed in the world of the great outdoors. With his father owning Bass Pro Shops, at least his gear has been free.

For Bill Dance, casting a brand-new top-water lure from a neighborhood store seventy-one years ago set him on a path to become one of the world’s best-known fishermen. And he...

Provided by: HuntersShield Offshore 30-miles in the Gulf of Mexico is not exactly the best time to wonder if the fish you just caught is legal to keep. Size limits...

Bass, Birdies, and more at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes Resortby: Dustin Catrett“Right there,” said my guide Mark Benson, pointing to a huge bass suspended above the grass cratered in...

by: Darren JonesWhen I was a young man just starting to truly cut my teeth as a wade fisherman, myfather and his coach buddies would wade fish from dawn until...

by: Gary GrahamHoly Moley! $1,163,450 … Welcome to the 8th Wonder of the World of Sport Fishing Tournaments!You could feel the tension in the air as the staff scrambled to...

Jaliscoby: Dustin CatrettThe quest to grow the world record largemouth bass Deep in the south Texas brush country within the famed Tecomate La Perla Ranch, is a lake named Jalisco...

COLT’S FAVORITE FISHING HOLESColt McCoy has a new favorite fishing spot. He just hasn’t found it yet.“I’ve fished on the (Texas) coast, I fished in lakes, I fished in the...

Gobblers and Largemouth Bass in the Heart of Texasby: Dustin CatrettUnder the cover of darkness, my guide Keith and I slowly crept along a moonlit path under the silhouette of...

by: Dustin CatrettA Florida Lure Maker Comes home to Texas. Idling into the Lower Laguna, the eastern shore is barely visible from the haze of Saharan dust sweeping across South...

Experience the booming sport of ocean kayaking - get ready to experience an offshore fishing experience unlike any other!

Geoff Moore is a fishing and hunting guide in the Canadian bush, here he tells Hook & Barrel how to get started in fly fishing.