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Essential Fishing Gear to Get Started

Heading out to try fishing for the first time? Or maybe it has been awhile since you’ve gone fishing. Here’s a basic list of items to get you going.

8 Fishing Knots to Know

Can you imagine going fishing without knowing how to tie an improved clinch knot? Or a double surgeon’s loop? Neither can we.

25 Funny Fish Jokes

What do you get when you cross a fishing lure with a gym sock? Find out in our collection of hilarious fishing jokes.

Name That Fish Quiz

Can you identify these popular freshwater ichthyoids?

How to Catch Different Types of Fish

Expert advice on the best baits, locations and fishing techniques for catching bass, trout, panfish, catfish and other species of fish.

Trick Casting With Tom Redington

After making millions of casts in a lifetime, fishing pros like Tom Redington can get pretty precise with their casts.
Make This Homemade Fishing Lure
How to Make a Minnow Trap

How to Set Up Fishing Gear for Kids

You don’t need to buy expensive fishing gear for kids to start fishing. Even a simple setup can catch a ton of fish.
Where to Find Big Bass
How to Properly Handle Fish

Where to Catch Bass in the Spring

With big largemouth bass moving shallow to spawn in the spring, fishing pro Tom Redington explains how to catch bass during spring warming trends and also where to find bass after cold fronts slow down the bite.
Where to Find Fish in a River or Stream
New Fishing Spot? Do This First
Where to Find Big Bass

Best Crankbait for Trout?

Q. What size crankbaits would be best for trout? (Rainbow, brown, and brook trout are the ones that I want to catch.) And what type (lipless, pin’s minnow, topwater popper, etc.)
Best Baits for Catfish?
Make This Homemade Fishing Lure
A Bass Angler’s Tackle Box: Buzzbaits

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