Species Fishing Guides
How-to guides for catching the most popular freshwater and saltwater species — tactics, rigs, knots, and gear.
How to Catch Largemouth Bass
Largemouth bass are North America's most popular gamefish. Learn how to find, target, and catch largemouth bass across every season — …
How to Catch Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth bass are among the hardest-fighting freshwater fish pound for pound. Learn how to find and catch smallmouth in rivers, streams, …
How to Catch Crappie
Crappie are one of the most popular panfish in North America — prolific, delicious, and often found in large schools that produce fast …
How to Catch Walleye
Walleye are the most prized table fish in the Midwest and Canada — notoriously difficult to locate but highly predictable once you …
How to Catch Catfish
Catfish are the most widely distributed and heavily targeted bottom-feeding fish in North America. Learn how to catch channel catfish, blue …
How to Catch Trout
Trout are among the most widely pursued fish in North America, found in cold rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs. Learn how to catch …
How to Catch Bluegill and Panfish
Bluegill and panfish are the most accessible freshwater fish in North America — found in nearly every pond, lake, and slow river, willing to …
How to Catch Northern Pike
Northern pike are aggressive apex predators found across northern North America and Canada — known for violent strikes and powerful runs. …
How to Catch Striped Bass
Striped bass are one of the most exciting and accessible saltwater and landlocked freshwater gamefish — capable of reaching 50+ pounds and …
How to Catch Redfish
Redfish (red drum) are one of the premier inshore saltwater gamefish along the Gulf Coast and South Atlantic — hard-fighting, copper-colored …
How to Catch Salmon
Salmon are among the most prestigious and challenging fish in freshwater and saltwater — running rivers to spawn and schooling in open …
How to Catch Steelhead
Steelhead are the sea-run or lake-run form of rainbow trout — among the hardest-fighting freshwater fish in the world. Learn how to catch …
How to Catch Muskie
Muskie (muskellunge) is the largest member of the pike family and the most difficult trophy freshwater fish to target consistently — the …
How to Catch Flounder
Flounder are a popular inshore saltwater flatfish found along both coasts — lying flat on the bottom and ambushing prey that drifts past. …
How to Catch Snook
Snook are the premier inshore gamefish of Florida and the Gulf Coast — fast, powerful, and found in some of the most beautiful fishing …
How to Catch Tarpon
Tarpon are the silver kings of saltwater fishing — leaping, rolling, and running with a power few fish match. Learn how to target tarpon in …
How to Catch Carp
Carp are the largest and hardest-fighting fish most freshwater anglers will ever encounter in their local lake or river — a massive, highly …
How to Catch Speckled Trout
Speckled trout (spotted seatrout) are the most popular inshore fish from the Carolinas to Texas — found in grass flats, oyster reefs, and …
How to Catch Yellow Perch
Yellow perch are one of the most abundant and delicious panfish in northern lakes and rivers — outstanding table fish that travel in large …
How to Catch Cobia
Cobia are one of the most exciting inshore and nearshore saltwater species — hard fighters, curious by nature, and often visible at the …
How to Catch Mahi-Mahi (Dolphinfish)
Mahi-mahi are the most colorful and acrobatic offshore game fish — fast-growing, abundant, and among the best eating fish in the ocean. …
How to Catch Pompano
Florida pompano are one of the most prized surf fish on the East Coast and Gulf — highly sought after for their exceptional flavor and …
How to Catch Black Drum
Black drum are one of the largest inshore saltwater fish in North America — bull drum over 40 pounds are regularly caught from surf and bay …
How to Catch Sheepshead
Sheepshead are notoriously hard to hook — their human-like teeth and light, deliberate bite require sharp focus. Learn where to find …
How to Catch Red Snapper
Red snapper are one of the most sought-after offshore fish in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic — hard fighters, beautiful to look at, and …
How to Catch Grouper
Grouper are the prized bottom fish of the Gulf and Atlantic — hard-fighting ambush predators that dive for structure the instant they're …
How to Catch Spanish Mackerel
Spanish mackerel are one of the most exciting light-tackle inshore and nearshore species — fast, explosive, and highly accessible from …
How to Catch Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowfin tuna are one of the premier offshore sportfish — extremely powerful, found in warm offshore water worldwide, and among the finest …
How to Catch King Mackerel
King mackerel (kingfish) are one of the most widely targeted nearshore-offshore species along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts — fast, …