BEMIDJI, Minn. – Every fall, about the time most outdoors enthusiasts across the Northland put away their rods and reels and set their sights on hunting, Steve Young gets serious about fly fishing.

The first time I fished the lower Madison River, I felt small. I was 18 years old and had never been out West—and though I’d grown up trout fishing on the East Coast, I had never done so on a river ...

WILLIAMS, Minn. — The deepest mystery of the depths — what lurks there? — revealed itself Jan. 13 through a 10-inch hole in the ice atop Lake of the Woods. With the exception of Doug Reck’s three big ...

What is a “big” fish? If you think about it, it’s not an easy question to answer because “big” is relative. If all you’ve ever landed are bluegills, a 5-pound bass is monstrous. If you play offshore, ...

In 1964, Dennis Smitherman, the sports editor of the Mobile Press, wrote in a column, “Big game fishing was likely to develop into the newest industry along the Gulf Coast.” Smitherman admittedly wasn ...

A bright-eyed child admiring a perfectly crafted new reel. Grandpa patiently teaching the kids knots. Learning to steer from Dad’s lap while his rugged hands guide the wheel. These are some of the ...

Everybody wants to catch big bass. Visions of giant largemouths smashing topwaters and brute smallies peeling line are what keep us all up at night—and what get us out of bed at 4 am to be the first ...

For years, ice anglers were told they had to downsize to catch fish. Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism slows in winter, so we need to use tiny lures to catch these fickle feeders, we thought.

BIG HILL LAKE — It's a place where oaks and hickories grow dense and tall amid rolling, rock-rimmed hills. The water is so clear you can almost read the mind of a big smallmouth bass resting in a yard ...

Big Fish founder and CEO Paul Thelen. Seattle-based Big Fish Games, one of the largest privately-held tech companies in the Northwest, has agreed to be be acquired by Churchill Downs Inc. for $885 ...