Let's face it - the bluegills off the dock of your family’s cottage have gotten smaller and smaller as summer goes on. The ...

"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, ...

A bluegill is never going to engage the drag, and most of the time you’re going to wind up stripping the fish in by hand and never actually using the reel. It’s essentially a line holder, so a ...

Why Safe Hook Removal Matters for Catch and Release After you've landed your fish, you need to get the hook out. Most of the time it's a simply matter. Just grasp the hook or lure, push back ...

This can leave your fish with a bitter taste, while creating serious kitchen hazards. Oils with smoke points of at least 400 degrees are ideal for fish fries.

When to Fish the Post-Spawn: May 17 to June 1 Carl Jocumsen lives right beside Chickamauga Lake and within a short drive of Guntersville and Pickwick–three of the best ledge fisheries in the ...

Joe Cermele is the Fishing Editor of Outdoor Life, where he writes about fishing culture and how to catch a host of species. He has been in fishing media full time since graduating college in 2005. He ...

Discover how to land and properly hold a fish without harming it or yourself. Learn beginner-friendly tips for gripping bass, trout, catfish, and more, whether you're keeping or releasing.