How’s your Shark Week going? For viewers of the Discovery Channel, probably pretty good. For the boots on the ground, however, it’s been a challenge of late. Generally, if you’re fishing any part of ...

This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

On a top-secret Otter Tail County lake, 15-year-old Bryce Olson of Perham is competing in a fish-a-thon to raise money for ...

Fish for long enough, and someone will tell you that it’s cruel or inhumane – but you and I both know that there’s no one who cares more about the health and well-being of trout than a trout angler.

After you've landed your fish, you need to get the hook out. Most of the time it's a simply matter. Just grasp the hook or lure, push back against the direction the hook penetrated and you're done.