The fishing for largemouth bass in northwestern Wisconsin was better than anywhere he'd ever lived. "It's been one of my great, pleasant surprises of my life," Yurk said.

A reminder that perch fishing is closed in Illinois, the prospects for the Wisconsin opener on Saturday, and some early reports of Chinook on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file ...

Vairin Meesouk holds up his pending state-record yellow bass (larger fish on left) alongside a keeper white bass. Photo courtesy Wisconsin DNR Parks met with Meesouk that morning and verified it was ...

“I came here from Wisconsin after the war,” he told me. “I was lucky to land near a good bass lake.” He was waiting for me Thursday night with his portable boat lashed to the car roof. On the short ...

Bryce Moder (left) and Reece Keeney of the Northeast Wisconsin Bass Club won the 2022 Bassmaster High School National Championship held on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina.

When it climbs into the 60s, the white bass fishing starts to heat up, and spawning occurs at about 67, Caryl said. I joined Caryl for an afternoon outing on the Wolf on his 30-foot pontoon boat ...

Brothers Bob Shuma, 74, and John Shuma, 70, who both live in Altoona, have been fishing for smallmouth bass on the Juniata River in Huntingdon County since they were very, very young.

Jarrid Houston of South Range is a fishing guide ( houstonsguideservice.com ) on Minnesota and Wisconsin inland waters, the St. Louis River and, in winter, on Lake Superior. Conversation ADVERTISEMENT ...

Cayden Harmon (right) and William Shepherd (left) took home a third-place finish the World High School Bass Fishing Championships in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from June 21-23, 2023. A Baldwin City ...