MOUNT IDA -- The year's first fishing trip was an early spring celebration. It's walleye season in the rivers of the Natural State, and Chris Larson was straining at the reins on Feb. 9 to get a dose.

Chris Larson and I didn't get the Ouachita River Triple Play that we envisioned Friday on the Ouachita River, but we aren't complaining. This was our year's first visit to chase walleyes and striped ...

We only knew you for a year, 2025, but it seems like you gave us a lifetime of hunting, fishing and camping adventures.

While most of us hit small rivers and streams looking for rainbows, browns, and brookies, many warmer-water stretches promise as much or more action in the form of smallmouth bass. Targeting ...

There’s no denying that smallmouth bass attract attention from anglers nationwide. From their beautiful patterns, aggressive strikes, and drag-peeling fights, it’s easy to see why. Smallmouth are ...

Smallmouth bass are known to be the hardest fighting fish, pound for pound, swimming in fresh water. Throughout the Midwest, they are found from the Great Lakes to tiny Ozark streams. They live in ...

If I could only catch one more fish in my life, I’d want it to be a smallmouth bass. Pound for pound, smallmouth fight harder than any other fish I’ve ever tangled with, and they live in some of the ...

From their looks to their fighting style to how we catch them to where they live, here’s how America’s favorite fish species stack up and which one reigns supreme. Bass anglers love bass, right? But ...