Lessons Learned & Top Picks

Traveling For Crappies

Our television promotions often tout the ­In-Fisherman staff as the most seasoned and best-traveled editorial staff...View article
Shared Characteristics—What Makes A Fish A Fish?

Nature of the Fish

While fish share many of the same basic organs as you and I, they do have some unique attributes.Cold-Blooded—To begin, fish don’t maintain a higher body temperature...View article
For Kids Of All Ages

Bullheads

Horned pout, chucklehead, butterball, yellow belly, wogger, paper skin, polly, wolly, wooly willow cat, mud cat. A bullhead by any other name still is a bullhead, a close relative of the white catfish....View article
Our Overlooked Catfish

White Cats

White catfish, Ameiurus catus, are native to Atlantic slope streams from New York to Florida, and Gulf coast drainages in Alabama and Mississippi. They’re more tolerant of brackish water than other...View article
Monsters In Appearance & Temperament

Flatheads

Big flathead catfish are something. The only North American freshwater predators that grow larger are alligator gar and sturgeons. Maybe the blue catfish. But they don’t match the flathead as a...View article
 
For Kids Of All Ages

Bullheads

Horned pout, chucklehead, butterball, yellow belly, wogger, paper skin, polly, wolly, wooly willow cat, mud cat. A bullhead by any other name still is a bullhead, a close relative of the white catfish....View article
 
Our Overlooked Catfish

White Cats

White catfish, Ameiurus catus, are native to Atlantic slope streams from New York to Florida, and Gulf coast drainages in Alabama and Mississippi. They’re more tolerant of brackish water than other...View article
 
Monsters In Appearance & Temperament

Flatheads

Big flathead catfish are something. The only North American freshwater predators that grow larger are alligator gar and sturgeons. Maybe the blue catfish. But they don’t match the flathead as a...View article
 
A Fish For The Future Or Soon To Be One Of The Past?

The Saugeye Review

The mere mention of hybrid saugeye (female walleye x male sauger) in states where they’re stocked, brings smiles to the faces of most fishermen. When fingerlings are stocked in adequate numbers (depends...View article
All About This Favorite Fish

The World of Walleyes

The number of walleye anglers in the United States and Canada has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, from 5.2 million in 1980, to 5.8 million in 1990, to over 6 million in 1996. Anglers...View article