With the year wrapping up and the holidays right around the corner, many Upstate Sportsmen are looking forward to some time ...

Today, we're talking casting reels. With the weather getting colder, and Christmas right around the corner, now's the time to talk some gear, and if you're lucky... buy some new gear. A number of ...

Tis the season... the fishing gear shopping season. Up here in Wisconsin, it's been cold... really cold. Ice fishing is already underway across much of the state, even on the smaller lakes in the ...

Spinning reels are more popular than ever. Once considered beginner tackle, they've gained pro-angler attention for finesse ...

Team members, Mark Sawyer, James Furness and Aidan Bordiuk have been testing a variety of spinning reels from chucking big ...

Kurt Mazurek writes about all things fishing and the outdoor lifestyle for Fishing On SI -a division of Sports Illustrated. Before writing On SI he enjoyed a successful career in the fishing industry, ...

How to Identify Largemouth Bass? The largemouth bass is a freshwater species of fish commonly found in central and eastern portions of the United States, southeastern Canada as well as northern Mexico ...

Fishermen are always looking for a leg up. From a slew of new fishing apps to 'fish call' speakers, amateur and professional anglers alike seem to spend as much time searching for the next great ...

You already know there is no more exciting and satisfying way to catch a bass than with a topwater lure, but which one is best, when and where? The following list highlights the five most universally ...

Catching fish on top-water lures can be so exciting that some anglers would rather catch one fish on a top-water than two or three down deep. Lures that splash and dance across the surface are ...

Just getting started in astronomy? These beginner telescopes are ideal for finding your way around the skies as a newbie. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Worms aren't squirming around in the depths of Beaver and other area lakes, yet plastic worms may get black bass to bite during summer more than any other lure. If worms aren't a natural food, why do ...