This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards have pro­duced stringers of game fish for decades, and they’ll continue to produce ...

Fishing ponds might seem like some sort of small-town throwback, but they can be highly productive, if you know where fish ...

A local fishing guide shared his tips for catching crappies and bluegills while ice fishing on Lake Minnetonka.

Today brings us to the final part, part 3, of our special 3 part guide on catching catfish. In part 1 we talked about finding the perfect spot and related topics, in part 2 we talked about gear, today ...

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Ask any walleye nut and they’ll tell you there’s lots to love about these popular game fish—and loads of reasons to learn how to catch walleye. First, walleyes are widely distributed across the ...