Snakehead fish discovered in Central Park lake

Snakehead fish discovered in Central Park lake: "They call it Fishzilla, a fearsome predator with razor-sharp teeth, an unending appetite and the ability to survive on land for days at a time. And this sci-fi sounding creature has been discovered in Harlem Meer, an otherwise innocuous lake in New York City's Central Park. The snakehead isn't native to the United States"

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Spring Bass Fishing with the Micro Bass Grub

Spring Bass Fishing with the Micro Bass Grub: "Spring bass have a reputation for being especially gullible throughout the spawn—it’s a welcomed occurrence for anglers after enduring a long, brutal winter. As the spawn begins to die down, however, and the last waves of spawners move onto sandy, shallow areas, they can actually become a bit difficult to catch. After being relentlessly pursued for weeks on-end, these wary bass become wise to our tricks. "

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Luke Clausen's Five Tips for Fail-safe Fish Care - Outdoor Hub

Luke Clausen's Five Tips for Fail-safe Fish Care - Outdoor Hub: "Catch and release is just the beginning to taking care of a fishery. How you handle the fish from the time you catch it to the time you release it can still kill the fish. By practicing safer catch and release practices, we can all make our fisheries better."

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Downrigger Twists for Michigan King Salmon All Day - Outdoor Hub

Downrigger Twists for Michigan King Salmon All Day - Outdoor Hub: "King salmon on Michigan’s Great Lakes often go wild and attack lots of different lures during peak, low light periods at dawn and dusk, but present a much more difficult target once the sun is up.

To catch them all day, deliver spoons, plugs, and flasher/cut bait rigs fished just off the bottom."

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Bass Anglers Hook a Surprised Burmese Python - Outdoor Hub

Bass Anglers Hook a Surprised Burmese Python - Outdoor Hub: "A strange event played out last Sunday at the Everglades Bassmasters of South Florida Open Team Tournament when two anglers hooked a Burmese python"

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4 Tips for Better Crankbait Fishing

4 Tips for Better Crankbait Fishing: "Crankbait fishing is widely misunderstood. While many brand it as a technique as simple as casting and reeling, paying attention to the smallest details will greatly increase your catch."

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The Golden Rules of Buying Bass Lures | Field & Stream

The Golden Rules of Buying Bass Lures | Field & Stream: "It’s usually around early May that I see bass fishermen (at least the ones that procrastinate) make a dash to the tackle shop to load up on new baits as the season really begins to heat up. There was a time when, like many guys, I was easily sucked in by “bargain bins” and the latest and greatest lures on shelves."

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Walleye Opener: Minnesota 'Eyes in Shallow Water - Outdoor Hub

Walleye Opener: Minnesota 'Eyes in Shallow Water - Outdoor Hub: "When winter fails to take its exit cue, the underwater world slows down. Migrations are postponed and late winter patterns linger, creating spectacular opportunities for the walleye-season opener."

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Michigan's Rogue River Serves Up Sumptuous Steelhead - Outdoor Hub

Michigan's Rogue River Serves Up Sumptuous Steelhead - Outdoor Hub: "We arrived at the banks of the Rogue River a good hour before sunrise and there were already two trucks parked where we were going when we pulled in. My partner, Al “Jigman” Dakin, said he recognized one truck and after we waded across the river and made our way to the holes we planned to mine, he found he knew the other guy, too"

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The Asian Carp Invasion of the Great Lakes - Outdoor Hub

The Asian Carp Invasion of the Great Lakes - Outdoor Hub: "The Great Lakes are threatened with an exotic invasive species AGAIN. First it was the sea lamprey, an aquatic parasitic eel that found its way into Lake Erie through the Welland Canal in the 1920s and spread to lakes St. Clair, Michigan, Huron, and Superior with devastating consequences. In the early part of the 20th century, sea lampreys essentially wiped out lake trout and whitefish populations in the Great Lakes."

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