There’s a new state record for mahi mahi in Washington State—and it’s a whopper. Wade La Fontaine boated the 21-pound fish on an offshore trip off of Washington. It’s one of the biggest mahi mahi ever caught off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, a region not typically…
Read MoreThere’s ugly and then there’s UGLY. And this fish is UGLY. Earlier this month, angler Daniel Stormly caught a northern pike with a massive jaw deformation. “What the **** happened here!?” wrote Stormly in the caption of an Instagram video showing the strange catch. The video shows Stormly…
Read MoreHow big are tuna? That all depends on the species. But no matter what kind you have on the end of your line, your shoulders and arms are going to get a workout reeling it in. If you happen to be battling blackfin tuna in the South, which…
Read MoreOn Monday, August 21, the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a proposal to lend federal protections to a small freshwater bivalve known as the salamander mussel. According to the USFWS, the thin-shelled mollusk is severely threatened across its 14-state habitat range, which encompasses some 2,000…
Read MoreAll fish are predators, but northern pike come dressed for the part—needle teeth, vacant eyes, thick slime, serpentine shape—which is part of what make pike fishing so much fun. Their primeval morphology has changed little in 60 million years. Pike belong to the northern wilderness, where they remain…
Read MoreAn Oklahoma man and his two sons managed to successfully noodle a catfish in all 17 states where the bare-handed fishing method is legal, the angler wrote in a recent Facebook post. Nathan Wayne Williams, who guides noodling adventures in the Sooner State and participates in catfish noodling…
Read MoreIf there’s one thing I can say for certain about northern pike, it’s that they’re fierce predators that will eat just about anything they can fit in their mouths. This shocking video recorded by Roger Niesen back in 2020 drives home that point. According to ViralHog, Niesen was…
Read MoreA 15-year-old Missourian caught the fish of his dreams during a mid-August outing on the Missouri River with his father, boating a 108-pound blue catfish that some say is the second largest ever caught with a rod-and-reel in the state. Joshua Jones Jr. was fishing with his father…
Read MoreWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › IT STARTED WITH a single knock—just one quick bounce of the rod tip. If the fish committed, within two seconds the ancient chipped and scuffed Ugly Stik would bow…
Read MoreFried fish might be the ultimate comfort food, enjoyed with equal enthusiasm by Cajuns and Canadians. Even if you can’t cook anything else, knowing how to grill red meat over fire and how to fry fish in hot oil are essential skills for any outdoorsy person to learn.…
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