Habitat

In the ‘70s and ‘80s, the biggest growth in walleye fishing occurred as walleyes were stocked into reservoirs, greatly expanding their range. Non-native species introduced into conducive environments...View article

The number of walleye anglers in the United States and Canada has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, from 5.2 million in 1980, to 5.8 million in 1990, to over 6 million in 1996. Anglers...View article

Northern pike are one of the most widespread and popular of the world’s freshwater sportfish. The biggest pike, those that tip the scales at 20 pounds or more, remain scarce across much of the Lower...View article

When a wicked cold front wreaks havoc with the bass bite, savvy anglers find that fishing manmade brushpiles can thwart some of these climatic effects that make fish elusive. Knowing the location of...View article

Trap doors, hidden tunnels, secret compartments—sounds more like treasure hunting or espionage than bass fishing. Welcome to off-road bass fishing—the art of pushing over, around, and sometimes...View article

Ask a seasoned angler to define good bass habitat and you’re likely to hear about laydowns, weededges, creek channels, stumpfields, mats, red clay banks, chunk rock, shell bars—the list goes on....View article

Pike spend most of their days cruising around slow enough to get close to the baitfish they’re trying to catch. Once pike do get close, they surge, slash, and strike with a fury—that’s just their...View article

In hushed twilight, 100 miles from any road, a brook trout rose. It was the vanguard of a run from the sea. It journeyed inland 50 miles from Hudson Bay to catch my eye, and a little spoon plopped into...View article