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23Aug

Walleye swimming over a rocky reef in a clear northern lake

Walleye: Complete Species Guide

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Walleye: Complete Species Guide Ask a group of Midwestern anglers which freshwater fish they love catching most, and walleye will win almost every argument. It's North America's premier cool-water game fish — the fish that fills Minnesota's lakes, powers Lake

23Aug

Angler fighting a yellow perch on an ice fishing rod

How to Catch Yellow Perch: The Complete Guide

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How to Catch Yellow Perch: The Complete Guide Learning how to catch yellow perch is one of the most rewarding projects in freshwater fishing. Perch school in numbers, bite small baits readily, and — uniquely among panfish — feed eagerly

23Aug

Yellow perch swimming in clear freshwater

Yellow Perch: Complete Species Guide

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Yellow Perch: Complete Species Guide Few freshwater fish pack as much flavor into such a small package as the yellow perch. Schooling, cooperative, and delicious, Perca flavescens is the panfish that northern anglers measure the season by — the first

23Aug

Rainbow trout swimming in clear cold river water with pink lateral stripe and black spots

Rainbow Trout: Complete Species Guide

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Rainbow Trout: Complete Species Guide Few fish say "freshwater fishing" like the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). With its pink side stripe, hard fighting runs, and willingness to take everything from dry flies to spinners, the rainbow is the most popular

23Aug

Angler fighting a fish on an ultralight rod from a sunny pond bank, rod bent deep and line tight

How to Catch Bluegill: The Complete Fishing Guide

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How to Catch Bluegill: The Complete Fishing Guide How to catch bluegill might be the easiest question in freshwater fishing to answer: use light gear, small bait, and fish shallow water near cover. Bluegill bite all day, school up in

23Aug

Bluegill sunfish swimming among green weed stems in clear pond water

Bluegill: The Complete Species Guide

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Bluegill: The Complete Species Guide Ask any American angler about their first fish, and chances are it was a bluegill. These bright, scrappy panfish swim in nearly every pond, lake, and slow river in the country, bite anything small enough

23Aug

How to Catch Smallmouth Bass in Rivers & Lakes

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How to Catch Smallmouth Bass in Rivers & Lakes How to catch smallmouth bass comes down to three things: finding rock, matching the crayfish, and fishing current correctly. Get those right and you'll catch bronzebacks where most anglers come up

23Aug

Smallmouth Bass: Complete Species Guide

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Smallmouth Bass: Complete Species Guide If the largemouth bass is America's most popular game fish, the smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is its toughest, most athletic cousin. Nicknamed "bronzeback" for its copper-bronze flanks, the smallmouth is a cold-water, clear-water fighter that

22Aug

Angler fighting a channel catfish at night, rod bent deep and line tight

How to Catch Channel Catfish: Baits, Rigs & Night Fishing Tactics

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How to Catch Channel Catfish: Baits, Rigs & Night Fishing Tactics If you want to know how to catch channel catfish, the good news is that it's one of the simplest skills in freshwater fishing. Channel cats are abundant, aggressive

22Aug

Channel catfish swimming over a muddy river bottom with sunken timber

Channel Catfish: The Complete Species Guide

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Channel Catfish: The Complete Species Guide Ask any American angler which catfish they catch most often, and the answer is almost always the same: the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). It swims in more rivers, lakes, and ponds across the United