Is Bear Trail Lodge worth the money? After four trips to Alaska's Bristol Bay, we break down the fishing, fly-outs, guides, accommodations and overall value.

Getting to Southern California for a fishing trip is remarkably easy, with multiple airports providing quick access to the fishing grounds — whether you’re chasing bass, yellowtail or tuna.

What do you eat at an Alaska fishing lodge? See a week of breakfasts, lunches and dinners at Bear Trail Lodge, including fresh Alaska seafood.

Doc’s Tackle in Honeoye, New York, is a must-visit destination for bass anglers, with an incredible selection of big baits, tackle and hard-to-find fishing gear.

Four fog delays couldn't stop an incredible week at Bear Trail Lodge. See how this premium Alaska fishing lodge delivered trophy rainbows, salmon and full days on the water.

Discover why Alaska belongs on every angler's bucket list as Pete and Hanna chase trophy rainbow trout, personal bests and unforgettable fishing at Bear Trail Lodge.

A California fishing bucket list covering Clear Lake bass, Delta giants, kelp forest calicos, bluefin tuna, steelhead, and must-fish destinations.

Most anglers worry about being the least experienced person on the boat—but that shouldn’t stop you from taking your dream fishing trip. Here’s how to prepare, learn quickly, and enjoy guided trips even as a beginning angler.

When the guests go home from Sport Fish Panama Island Lodge, that’s when the staff kicks it into overdrive to make sure everything is pristine and flawless for the next set of anglers.

We crunch the numbers every year to determine if the American Express Platinum Card is worth it for us — here’s a benefit-by-benefit breakdown of our estimated value.

Discover why Southern California's independent tackle shops are unlike those found anywhere else. In particular, a visit to Performance Tackle reinforced this unique culture.

Our primary goal of our May trip to Sport Fish Panama Island Lodge was to catch big yellowfin tuna and we knocked that out of the park the first full day on the water. Fortunately, even when the tuna are all XL, there are plenty of other species to catch. We did land quite a few other species. Here’s a list of those I can recall.

We found an awesome two bedroom Airbnb in downtown San Diego that gave us access to everything we needed — and brought a smile to our face every time we returned.

Lake Lanier is a summertime playground for Atlanta . While you may have the spotted bass fishing to yourself in other seasonsg, when it gets warm, you’re likely to be outnumbered by wake boats, pontoons and bikinis.‍ Here’s how Elite champion Paul Marks still gets it done.

Now that we’ve caught some White Seabass in California we’re intrigued and obsessed with them. Here’s a little about their restoration and some ways to celebrate them.

On Balboa Island, off Newport Beach, California, JD’s Big Game Tackle not only sells gear, but serves as a living monument to California’s lengthy and storied fishing culture.

We first visited Sport Fish Panama Island Lodge in April 2021 as a “once in a lifetime” trip, but somehow we just completed trip number six and we’re planning for number seven. Here are 7 things that were different about the trip that we recently led for a group of 20 very happy anglers.

All of our trips to Sport Fish Panama Island Lodge have been exceptional, but my most recent hosted gig offered up a little more than usual. The fishing was the same. The accommodations were the same. The food and drink were all the same, but this was a test for whether a few extra experiences could make it even better.

I spent the spring following the Bassmaster tournament trail. Being the consummate tackle junkie, I made an effort to visit as many tackle stores as possible and one gem was Grand Lake Sports Center in the downtown area of Grove, Oklahoma.

Professional bass anglers live and breathe bass fishing but what happens when you ask them to dream beyond bass? If they could pack their rods and head anywhere in the world for the ultimate bucket list fishing trip, where would they go?