Lake Hartwell served up a combo of spotted bass and largemouth on the latest stop of Major League Fishing's Bass Pro Tour. As these pro anglers descended upon the popular reservoir on the ...

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is piloting a project intended to protect fish at Canyon Lake from golden algae.

Where do you have the best chance of catching a trophy largemouth bass in Virginia? We now have a pretty good idea. The ...

A lure with a funny name is serious business when it comes to catching black bass as winter marches toward spring.

Striped bass fishing is good, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Stripers are keying on small threadfin shad about one-half inch long. Lures or bait that size are good to use. Larger shad or bait 4 ...

Crappie can be a finicky fish during fall. The tasty panfish sometimes bite so light an angler may never know a crappie has taken the bait. Mike McBride of Winslow has a way of dealing with the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — On August 7, 2025, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake. Best ...

Although throwing topwater baits is exciting, expecting those explosive blow-ups, reaction baits with better hook-up ratios will put more fish in your boat during Tennessee River reservoir shad-spawns ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake. The ...

Shad spawns can pay off big, but bass pros who win big money don’t go all in on them. To catch big bass all day during a shad spawn, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. In an ...