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July 22, 2026

Mathews’ 2019 Vertix has a handful of tremendous features at price comparable to most manufacturers’ top-end bows.

Mathews’ Vertix is a bow to cherish

August 13, 2019 Sammy Romano

The new Mathews Vertix offers several features, including Switchweight technology, and an integrated arrow-rest mounting system. […]

Take notes about which lures worked this past year, and when, and put that knowledge to good use next time out.

What lures worked for you and when?

August 12, 2019 Chris Bush

To prepare for fishing the latter months of the year, you should look at the lures you used last season and consider why and where they were successful. […]

Scoring a whole flounder with a knife allows the sauce to better penetrate the meet.

Flounder without frying

August 7, 2019 Jerry Dilsaver

This is a tasty and simple recipe for preparing flounder other than frying it. This recipe is about as simple as cooking gets and is a bit healthier. […]

Fishing on drop-offs at the ledges and in Ross Barnett’s shallow water, you may not catch any monsters, but you should catch plenty of 11/2- to 2-pound bass.

Ross Barnett’s hot-weather bass

August 6, 2019 Paul Elias

A good reason to fish Ross Barnett this month is because it’s a shallow lake with lots of vegetation, which provides shade, cover and oxygen for bass. […]

The author untangled this big choupique under the water at a running cut into the Mississippi River.

Mississippi mother lode

July 17, 2019 Joshua Chauvin

Joshua Chauvin explains how he sets limb lines in the big waters of the Mississippi River and its oxbows to catch really big choupique and catfish. […]

Rogue’s bowstrings are single color only to avoid inconsistencies that often appear in the dyes in multi-colored strings.

Rogue’s new bowstrings are excellent addition to archery market

July 17, 2019 Sammy Romano

Rogue Bowstrings offers string sets in a rainbow of color options, and at different price levels to accommodate any archer’s budget. […]

Sheepshead like this one are often caught around docks, where the fish search for food among the barnacles that grow on the wooden structures.

Species spotlight: Sheepshead

July 17, 2019 Brian Cope

Sheepshead are sought after by many anglers for their sporty fight as well as their tasty table fare. Most succesful anglers devote a lot of time to them. […]

The author landed this nice speckled trout on a Megabass Darksleeper, a Goby-type soft-plastic bait.

Three new tricks for more big trout

July 15, 2019 Chris Bush

Technology is giving some very creative lure producers endless possibilities that may in turn give you the edge on big speckled trout. […]

Take care of your summer bass

July 11, 2019 Hal Schramm

Here are some guidelines for keeping bass held in livewells alive and some results from a recent MSU study that addresses the survival of bass. […]

Serve fillets on top of the corn relish and try to get some of each on every forkful.

Grilled Dolphin on Blackened Corn Relish

July 11, 2019 Jerry Dilsaver

Dolphin aka mahimahi are a favorite fish of all anglers who head offshore, but most also enjoy them as the guest of honor at dinner. […]

Bass will set up at the ends of rock bluffs, mussel shell beds, ledges and drop-offs, ready to ambush Pickwick Lake baitfish. Once located, you may catch plenty from one school.

Fish Pickwick for big numbers of July bass

July 9, 2019 Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake is great in the summer for big numbers of largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass. Here’s some lures you should fish there. […]

Ethan Cox shows off a chunky warmouth caught on ultralight gear in a millpond. Warmouth are often overlooked or misidentified by fishermen.

Species spotlight: Warmouth Sunfish

June 18, 2019 Brian Cope

Warmouth sunfish are one of the lesser-common panfish species. They are fun to catch and tasty table fare, but are often misidentified by anglers. […]