Lucky Craft Fat Smasher Review: Crankbait Meets Swimbait - Weekly Pool Test

This is the final entry in our weekly pool test blog, and were going to round it out with the Lucky Craft Fat Smasher. The way this lure was described to me at

Colorado Angler Catches Trout on Car Key – A Fish Story

The title to this blog post was actually written by Mr. Louis Cahill over on his website GinkandGasoline.com. Hes a friend, professional photographer, and all a

Ask Bear Grylls: Live Q&A on Reddit Today at 1:30 PM EST

Want to ask Bear Grylls what raw camel testicles or really, really fresh frog legs taste like? Well then heres your chance. The Man vs. Wild star will be chatt

New York Fishing Law: Anglers Can Now Use Three Rods Simultaneously

New York anglers looking to up their odds of catching fish just got a boost from a new law that allows them to have three rods in the water at once. From this

Conservation Heroes: Meet the Eco-Educators of Sylvan Grove

Tommie and Theresa Berger, from Sylvan Grove, Kansas, wowed the editors with their dedication to educating youth in the consumptive benefits of the outdoors. Ov

Bass Pro Shops Faces Federal Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination

Bass Pro Shops is the target of a federal discrimination lawsuit for allegedly engaging in racial discrimination in its hiring practices From this story on cbs

World Record Striped Bass Displayed at Striperfest

Greg Myerson, the pending all-tackle striped bass world-record holder, recently made an appearance (with his fish) at Striperfest. From this story on gofishn.c

Spinnerbaits: Are They Losing Popularity Among Bass Fishing Pros?

There is a really interesting article by Alan McGuckin posted over on Wired2Fish.com right now. In fact, Im jealous that I didnt think of it first. McGuckin rou

Heroes of Conservation: Celebrating Dedicated Conservationists

At a time when the U.S. government is being asked to do more with less, conservationists all over the country are doing more without waiting to be asked. These

Economic Impact of Conservation & Outdoor Recreation: $1 Trillion Study

This morning, I received a press release from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership about a new study defining the economic benefits and effects of ou

Striped Bass Update: 2012 Regulations & Chesapeake Bay Spawning Success

There’s good news and bad news on the striped-bass front these days. Both the good and the bad will almost certainly be hotly argued as usual when the Atlantic

ATVs and Conservation: Separating Fact from Fiction

All too often I read about ATVs in the context of the evil threat to fishing and hunting habitat. Its not the ATVs that are the threat. Its the people driving w

Accidental Dips & Fishing Mishaps: A Humorous Reflection

I got to thinking about falling in this morning. That is, taking an accidental dunking while fishing. This photo reminded me, being the time my good wife took

Fisheries Conservation: Boosting the Economy & Creating Jobs

Fisheries Programs Tip the Economic Scale Heres even more ammunition for conservationists fighting the claim that the nation cant afford conservation spending

Colorado's White River Basin: Exploring the Mesa Verde Play & Hunting

by Kirk Deeter On our third and final day of the adventure, we traveled far downstream from Meeker, past the trophy trout waters and into the epicenter of the

Conservation Funding Cuts Impacting Hunting & Fishing - $615 Million Reduction

$615 Million Cut from Conservation Sportsmen got a sneak preview of how much Congress values their issues earlier this week, and it wasnt pretty: House and Sen

Crayfish vs. Crawfish: Understanding the Differences for Your Aquaculture Paper

Yesterday, an email from one Mr. Bill Erickson found its way to my inbox. Bill is a student at the Yavapai College of Arizona, and he was writing looking for h

Idaho's Clearwater Basin: A Glimpse into Five Bears Camp

Mornings in the Five Bears camp start about seven a.m. if you are not working there. John Ronson, the camp cook, has been working since before dawn, and you ca

Unique Gift Ideas for Outdoor Enthusiasts & Hunters

  I hope most of you were smart enough to avoid the insanity that has become Black Friday, and instead did something productive the day after Thanksgiving,

Missouri Angler's Fishing Gear Stolen - Community Outraged

--Chad Love No-good heartless bastards recently stole a disabled, wheelchair-bound St. Louis, Missouri anglers entire inventory of fishing tackle from his v