Catching fish on every cast in ultra-shallow backwater with topwater.

This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

Whether a caught fish is released back into the water or removed for consumption depends on more than just the fish species ...

Wriggling gold: Fishermen who catch baby eels for $2,000 a pound hope for many years of fishing Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a per-pound ...

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FILE - In this Friday, March 24, 2012, file photo, a man holds elvers, young, translucent eels, in Portland, Maine. Baby eels are the most lucrative fishery in the state on a per-pound basis, ...