DIY Fishing Lure Hacks: Enhance Soft Plastic Action with a Finishing Nail

There’s something rewarding about catching fish with hacked gear. You’re putting your own spin on a time-tested approach, and that personalized touch can make a

Behind the Scenes: Fly Fishing the Ditch Pickle Classic on Lake Champlain

A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of joining F&S fishing editor Joe Cermele and famous Delaware River guide Joe Demalderis, who I’ve always wanted to h

Paddling Quetico: Adventure & Storms - Episode 2 | Field & Stream Podcast

You can’t have a good adventure without hardship and a little danger. We got plenty of both in episode two of Paddling Quetico. Right after our float plane drop

G. Loomis E6X Series Review: Best Freshwater Rod of ICAST

  I didn’t attend last week’s ICAST (the fishing version of the SHOT Show), but I did experience the next best thing—following the “Hook Shots” guys on Facebo

Master the Rapala Knot: A Step-by-Step Guide for Anglers

Flies and lures tied to line with a loop give the lure greater movement as you work it through the water, and that small bump up in motion can play a big facto

Quetico Wilderness Adventure: Paddling Challenges & Gear Mistakes - Field & Stream Podcast

A long portage will test you both physically and mentally. On the fourth day of our trip, we slog over a series of tough portages and find out that we have way

Bass Fishing Hotspots: Uncovering Cold Spring Secrets

From the early days when I was a beginner bass fisherman, I often heard stories about deep underwater springs that harbored the mother lode of bass during the

Big Bass Fishing in Tight Spaces: Risk vs. Reward Strategies

Take a look at the holes between the pads on this jetski rack. If you’re anything like me, you look at nooks and crannies like that and think, nothing to lose.

Bass Fishing: Targeting Isolated Grass Patches for Summer Success

If your home water grows plenty of veggies, rest assured that by this time in the summer, the grass is at its peak growth. And now is also when the bass fishing

Baby Duck Lure Fishing: Techniques & Tactics for Largemouth Bass

Very slick editing here, I must say. If youre not digging the first minute-and-a-half of cleverly-shot baby duck lure footage (complete with Disney music), the

Top 3 Surface-Feeding Fish: Angler's Tales of Thrilling Strikes

Like most anglers, if I can catch it on top, I’m a happy man. Give me a Jitterbug on a muggy night at the largemouth pond, or a Spook clacking away at sunset

Late Summer Bass Fishing: Tactics for Small Boats

By this time of year, we all know where the bulk of the bass are holding in our favorite lakes. And we also know that by now, they’re on guard, making for a t

Clear Topwater Lures for Clear Water: A Pro Angler's Guide

I’m sure you’ve seen Spooks and poppers in the tackle shop with bodies that are clear. But have you ever bought one? I wouldn’t be surprised if the answer was n

Senkos vs. Gummy Worms: Fishing Bait Battle - Which Wins?

Senkos? $8 a pack. Gummy Worms? $1 a pack. Will one outfish the other? These boys went head-to-head in a golf course pond to find out. You might frequent the do

Topwater Frog Fishing: BamaBass Compilation - Largemouth Bites

Ive run some videos from the guys at BamaBass in this space before, and in terms of footage of largemouths crushing topwaters, no one produces better stuff than

Massive Largemouth Bass Swallows GoPro Camera - Incredible Footage!

The title about sums it up. Find a big ol bucketmouth guarding her nest, drop a well-placed worm and a GoPro camera in front of her, and you get a nice look dow

Fall Bass Fishing: Targeting Clear Water Spots After Grass Dies

If you look closely at the submerged weeds in the picture below, you’ll see some slime starting to develop. That’s pretty indicative of fall aquatic veggies, an

Fall Blade Baits: A Proven Tactic for Bass, Walleye & Crappie

Photograph by Cliff Gardiner & John Keller Having trouble patterning bass, walleyes, and crappies in fall? According to Steve Carey of Fish Sense Lures, b

Effective Fishing Strategies: Covering the Space Between Shoreline Structures

For those of you that like to pick apart shoreline cover, let’s say docks for example, how do you go about covering the stretches between the docks? I’m just gu

Creek Fishing for Bass: How to Catch Fall Bass by Targeting Shad

Photograph by Dan Saelinger. Prop styling by Birte Von Kampen Come late fall, one of the surest ways to score the last big bass bites of the season is to get