Savage Gear 3D Pulse Tail Bluegill Line Thru Pro – Next Level Bluegill

Savage Gear is bringing one of the most common forage species in North America to life with the new Savage Gear 3D Pulse Tail Bluegill Line Thru Pro swimbait. Based on a 3D scan of the real thing, the 3D Pulse Tail Bluegill Line Thru Pro swimbait combines a realistic bluegill profile with photo-...

By Eugene L. •

7 Trophy Smallmouth Waters, From Lake Ontario to Dale Hollow

Smallmouth hold in clear water, so they readily spot your line, and they feed on crayfish, alewives, and invasive gobies. Build a food chain on crayfish and hellgrammites, add rocky substrate and consistent current, and you have the makings of a trophy fishery. The seven waters below span natural...

By James Chen •

Savage Gear 3D 4Play Herring – Bringing Blueback Herring to Life

Makers of highly realistic baits, Savage Gear is back, bringing life to blueback herring imitations with the new 3D 4Play Herring swimbait. This is a new swimbait that uses a 3D scan of a real blueback herring and photo-printed details to make a swimmer-style jointed swimbait that combines a real...

By Eugene L. •

The Sierra Lake That Isn’t on Any Map

Below the snow-cross on the shoulder of Mount Tallac lies a lake that never appeared on a California map. People who knew of it called it Lost Lake, and the trout living there put up a harder fight than any fish I had hooked before. How I reached it, recounted in the November 1951 issue […]...

By James Chen •

Where Big Bass Actually Go When Fall Arrives

The oldest advice in bass fishing tells you to run to the backs of creeks when the leaves turn. A tracking study from Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists dismantled that idea. They followed bass at Lake Fork and Toledo Bend Reservoir, and none of the tracked fish moved into the back of a creek on...

By James Chen •

Raising the Bar with the Savage Gear 3D Whitefish RTF Swimbait

One of the global leaders for big baits for big freshwater predators, Savage Gear, is planning to raise the bar for trophy Esox species, pike & musky, once again. They are releasing the new 3D Whitefish RTF swimbait, an ultra-realistic soft plastic swimbait that delivers tons of lifelike ac...

By Eugene L. •

Trump Orders Open Two Monuments to Hunting, Back Lead Ammo

President Trump signed a pair of Executive Orders on Thursday, September 17, that hand hunters new ground to chase game, protect their right to run traditional lead ammo and tackle, and take aim at the saltwater regulations anglers have long griped about. Trump laid out the moves during a Rose Ga...

By James Chen •

The Truth About Alligator Gar, Ryan’s Dinosaur Fish

For much of the last century, the alligator gar carried a reputation that got it killed on sight. Anglers across its range treated the armor-plated, toothy giant as a nuisance that ate bass, crappie, and every other fish worth catching. That view has flipped. The species now has a cult following ...

By James Chen •

Minnesota Angler Tops His Own Bowfin Record

Ben Erb of Bemidji, Minnesota, already held his state’s catch-and-release record for bowfin. On July 3, he beat it with a fish caught just a half inch longer than the one he landed the summer before. A Backwater He Knew Well Erb, a 31-year-old graduate fisheries biologist researcher at Bemi...

By James Chen •

Solo Angler Boats 529-Pound Swordfish Off Maine Coast

A Biddeford tuna fisherman went looking for bluefin and ended up with what could become Maine’s first state-record rod-and-reel swordfish. Max Mourmouras, a 27-year-old merchant marine, landed a 529-pound broadbill solo on August 21 while fishing 10 miles offshore in Saco Bay, according to ...

By Alta ML •
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