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Seasonal Bass Patterns: What to Do Each Season
A season-by-season guide to bass behavior, from pre-spawn through winter, with where to look, what to throw and how water temperature shapes each pattern.
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Best Bass Lures Right Now
Wondering what lures to use for bass right now? Learn how season, water temperature and clarity point you to the right bait, with fall picks and a simple starter set.
Crappie Fishing for Beginners: Gear, Baits, and Spots
New to crappie? Learn the light tackle, best baits, depths and cover to target, and how the seasons change where crappie are, so your first trips go smoothly.
Walleye Fishing Tips and Techniques for Every Water Type
Learn how to catch walleye in lakes, rivers and reservoirs: where they hold, the core presentations, best times of day, and common mistakes to avoid.
Best Way to Fish for Northern Pike: Tackle and Tactics
Learn where northern pike live, what rod, line and leader to use, which lures and baits work, and how to handle and release these toothy fish safely.
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Freshwater Species
Bass, panfish, walleye, pike, salmon and other freshwater fish.
Bass Seasons 5 guides, starting with Seasonal Bass Patterns: What to Do Each Season. 5 guides Bass Lures 7 guides, starting with Best Bass Lures Right Now. 7 guides Panfish Crappie Perch 6 guides, starting with Crappie Fishing for Beginners: Gear, Baits, and Spots. 6 guides Walleye Fishing 4 guides, starting with Walleye Fishing Tips and Techniques for Every Water Type. 4 guides Pike & Musky 4 guides, starting with Best Way to Fish for Northern Pike: Tackle and Tactics. 4 guides Salmon Fishing 4 guides, starting with Best Time for Salmon Fishing by Season and Run. 4 guides Other Freshwater Species 4 guides, starting with Fishing for Carp Tips: Baits, Rigs, and Patience. 4 guides
Trout & Fly Fishing
Trout, flies, fly fishing basics, techniques and gamefish.
Trout Fishing 8 guides, starting with Best Bait for Trout. 8 guides Trout Flies 5 guides, starting with Must-Have Trout Flies for Your First Fly Box. 5 guides Fly Fishing Basics 5 guides, starting with Starting Fly Fishing: A Beginner Guide. 5 guides Fly Fishing Techniques 4 guides, starting with How to Fly Fish a Streamer: Gear, Retrieves, and Tactics. 4 guides Fly Fishing Gamefish 6 guides, starting with Saltwater Fly Fishing Techniques: Casting to Retrieving. 6 guides
Saltwater & Surf
Saltwater basics, surf fishing and saltwater gamefish.
Saltwater Basics 4 guides, starting with Saltwater Fishing Basics: Gear, Bait, and First Trips. 4 guides Surf Fishing 3 guides, starting with What to Use for Surf Fishing: Rods, Reels, and Rigs. 3 guides Saltwater Gamefish 5 guides, starting with Mahi Mahi Fishing Season: When and Where They Run. 5 guides
Gear, Lines & Conditions
Lines, leaders, knots, gear, conditions, ice fishing and bowhunting.
Line Leaders Knots 5 guides, starting with Fluorocarbon Fishing Line vs Mono: Which One to Spool. 5 guides Fishing Conditions 4 guides, starting with How Does the Moon Affect Fishing? What Anglers Observe. 4 guides Fishing Gear & Prep 4 guides, starting with Fishing Rods 101: Power, Action, and Length Explained. 4 guides Ice Fishing 5 guides, starting with Ice Fishing Jigging Techniques That Trigger More Bites. 5 guides Bowhunting 1 guide, starting with Early Season Bow Hunting Tips: Scouting to Shot Placement. 1 guide