Ask Outdoors: Do You Need a Fishing License To Fish in a National Park?
The question seems like it should have a straightforward answer, but if you’re reading this, you’ve probably already realized that it doesn’t.
The question seems like it should have a straightforward answer, but if you’re reading this, you’ve probably already realized that it doesn’t.
Texas’s O.H. Ivie Lake is the greatest lake in America for bass fishing, according to the editors at Bassmaster Magazine.
The magazine, who reports that they spent months compiling fishing data across the country, released their list of the top 100 lakes on Monday, breaking down America’s greatest bass fishing spots by region.
Fishing is an ever-popular activity that allows you to get out on the water. But it can get expensive. Pick up some gear for less than $300.
Summer and fishing go hand in hand. You can create all the amazing technology you like, but there’s nothing that compares to the calm tranquility of the great outdoors. Add the sweeping cast of a fly fishing line and the ripple as it hits the water and you have the most perfect day on earth [...]
Using only worms, Patrick Edwards broke state records for the biggest longnose and biggest white sucker fish in April.
Crawfish, crayfish or crawdads: no matter what you call them, the popular freshwater crustaceans can be found in bodies of water throughout the U.S. They make for tasty meals, and are a staple in certain southern cuisines. While Louisiana tops the list of the best places to catch crawfish, it’s not the only spot rife [...]
Most fly fishermen have a hit list of the most difficult fish they want to catch at least once in their lifetimes. Of course, there’s going to be disagreement among anglers on which fish pose the biggest challenge. Factors like size, smarts, strength, the season and obscurity come into play. We asked Harry Ware, a [...]
Don’t ever say National Park Service employees aren’t multitalented. As it turns out, some rangers have been secretly honing a talent for crochet — and they’re now ready to share those skills with the world. An art journal called Colossal recently shared crochet patterns for halibut and walleye, both created by Park Ranger Hailey Burley. The [...]
A recent video shows what looks like a great white shark caught off the Alabama coast. If confirmed, it will be the first great white ever caught in the state. The catch came as a total surprise to anglers Dylan Wier and Blaine Kenny. Both are shark fishing guides and were familiar with the waters [...]
Being a castaway at sea might sound like something from an epic novel like Robinson Crusoe, but being surrounded by open ocean is very scary and sometimes people find themselves adrift and lost, even on a short voyage. “If I had any idea of how frightened all of us would be at stages, I would [...]