by Bob McNally A saltwater fishing pier gets no respect. In fact, the general impression many people have is that folks who fish from a saltwater pier are young, elderly…
by David Hart The lure stopped dead just two turns of the reel handle into the retrieve. It’s almost impossible to hang a spinnerbait on a rock or log, but…
by David Hart Trout fisherman sure love watching a dry fly drift across their favorite stream. Who can blame them? There’s something alluring, even a bit romantic, about dry flies.…
by Bill Cooper Hawg hunters know that February can produce some of the biggest largemouth bass of the year. But it takes knowledge of the correct tactics and a lot…
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s national outdoor TV series, Brotherhood Outdoors, takes veteran union operating engineer Bradley Richmond to Florida’s famed Boca Grande to fish for tarpon 11 a.m. ET on Sunday,…
by Beau Beasley More times than not when folks learn I’m a fly angler I hear a statement like, ‘I’ve always wanted to do that, but never took the time…
Increase in support powers expansion of conservation, youth initiatives The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) rings in the new year with landmark growth in its membership to 213,000 members. This positions…
by Bob McNally As a general rule, redfish are obliging predators… abundant, not difficult to find, and much of the time willing to hit lures and baits. But there are…
by Bob McNally On a December night as dark as a witch’s heart, the boys on Bull Shoals Lake were “slow-rolling,” and they had a boat full of bass that…
by Capt. Bert Deener I remember my first heartbreak related to line failure like it was yesterday. I was 12 years old and fishing my grandmother’s pond with my dad’s…
A walk around the offices of IBEW Local 196 in Batavia, Illinois tells you a lot about Eric Patrick, the union man who runs the ship. He greets you with…
Pulling in a trophy silver king is something that Bradley Richmond, a 14-year veteran of Operating Engineers Local 150 in Rockford, Illinois, had only dreamed of. An unexpected invitation from…
by Capt. Bert Deener Crappie are fickle creatures. The bite can turn off and on like a light switch, and they can move a bunch. One day you can catch…
by Beau Beasley Occasionally in life, you meet a person whom you truly admire—a hero, if you will. Some of the folks who we offhandedly call heroes today are simply…
by Dave Mull Autumn means that anglers can find bass, walleye, northern pike and panfish in predictable locations—and predictably hungry, too. As days grow shorter and waters cool, fish put…
by Bob McNally Huge fall-run red drum are available throughout the southeast United State. From North Carolina to Texas, redfish push into rivers, inlets and coastal bays for spawning, and…
By Beau Tallent My first introduction to the world of custom-painted crankbaits came on the front deck of bass boat. On the trolling motor was a local tournament angler who…
by Louis Hammersmith It was an otherwise typical Halloween afternoon last year, when then 19-year-old Dylan Mayer harvested an 80-pound giant Pacific octopus from the Puget Sound in West Seattle.…
by Bob McNally We hadn’t fished but just a few minutes, and the stout-action rod Scott Gardner was holding bent double. There was no need for Scott to set the…
By Bob McNally Some people are blessed with a special flair or inborn ability to locate panfish no matter the time of year, weather or water conditions. But for most…
By Capt. Bert Deener During the last decade, swimbaits have grown from a novelty lure that just looked a lot like a real fish to a major lure in the…
by Capt. Bert Deener Pitching jigs in swift water to shoreline current breaks for stripers… dragging across a blowdown tree for largemouth bass… trolling deep in an upland reservoir for…