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Freshwater fishing guides, reports, and how-to articles
Bowfin (Amia calva) and gar (Lepisosteidae) are North America’s living fossils — primitive fish that survived the dinosaurs and still inhabit warm-water rivers, swamps, and lakes across the eastern and…
Sauger (Sander canadensis) — the walleye’s smaller, darker, river-living cousin — is one of the most underrated freshwater gamefish in North America. Saugers thrive in big, turbid rivers where walleye…
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) — the “king of game fish” — is one of the most storied freshwater quarries in North America. After decades of decline, sport fishing for sea-run…
Complete northern pike ice fishing guide — tip-up rigs with large live bait, jigging spoons, and the best pike ice fishing lakes in the US.
Complete yellow perch ice fishing guide — tungsten jigs, drop shot rigs, Lake Erie and Green Bay perch fishing. Best techniques and top US perch lakes.
Complete walleye ice fishing guide — jigging techniques, tip-up rigs, deadstick tactics, and the best walleye ice fishing lakes in the US.
Complete ice fishing guide — augers, sonar, shelters, jig techniques, safety rules, and the best ice fishing lakes in the US for walleye, perch, and pike.
Complete lake trout fishing guide — trolling with downriggers, spring jigging, ice fishing tactics. Lake Superior, Finger Lakes, and deep-water lake trout fishing.
Complete hybrid striped bass (wiper) fishing guide — surface blitz tactics, downlining live shad, trolling umbrella rigs. Best lures and techniques for wipers.
Complete white bass fishing guide — spring spawning runs, surface blitz tactics, vertical jigging, and the best locations. Techniques for catching white bass.