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When you're fishing and get that first bump on the end of the line, you can't tell if the fish out there is a little one that'll skim its way ...

Outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson joined the Star Tribune in 1993 after serving in the same position at the St. Paul Pioneer ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Two people are facing charges after game wardens caught them illegally fishing for black bass in Lady Bird Lake near Barton Springs. Game wardens were alerted to the issue on a tip, ...

Here is latest Fishing Report as provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife for Jan. 4 Big Bend Region Amistad FAIR. Water normal stain; 68 degrees; 65.79 feet below pool. Black bass are fair on main lake ...

The most notable record was broken by Michael Farniok, who on June 2 landed a saugeye that weighed 10 pounds, 13.6 ounces (10 ...

Two people are facing citations related to illegal fishing activity on Lady Bird Lake, according to Texas Game Wardens.

The past open-water fishing season was one of the best that I can remember. Various fishing partners and I were fortunate to ...

Here is a review of some of the top outdoors stories of 2024.

Athens—New Year’s Day represents new beginnings, and for the Toyota ShareLunker Program, it’s the launch of the program’s 39th season.Anglers ...

The fishing right now is better than it’s been in many years, with speckled trout and largemouth bass crowding into the same areas in numbers that are almost hard to fathom. This week, I had a blast ...

Delta sturgeon biting, Steve Mitchell reported. Don Pedro bass and trout hitting, Monte Smith said. McClure bass small but ...