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BULL SHOALS, Ark. — A young angler from Baxter County has now made it into Arkansas record books. According to reports from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), 11-year-old Daniel Bridgmon ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT/WNCN) — A day out on the water for a North Carolina fisherman ended with him bringing in a catch for the record books. Jody Hopkins established a new record after catching ...

Axel Angelow had the catch of a lifetime last year. The elementary student from Faribault caught a 35-inch northern pike, which would make a day, week, month, or year for many Minnesota anglers. But ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California man caught a plump canary rockfish he says weighed in at 10.25 pounds, likely ...

A father and son beat astronomical odds when they caught rarely encountered fish on the same day, both setting state records, according to North Carolina officials. Jody Hopkins and his son Oden ...

Electrical failure at Christmas tree base sparks devastating Bel Air fire on Christmas Eve A Christmas Eve fire in Bel Air, Maryland, was caused by an electrical failure at the base of a Christmas ...

Catching 37 fish in an hour is the stuff of nighttime dreams. It's no fantasy during fall and winter at Roaring River State Park.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers are trying to reel in a catch by making walleye the official state fish. Ohio Reps. Sean Brennan, D-Parma, and D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, once again introduced a ...

Friendly competition among outdoorsy couples can come in many ways, shapes, and forms — who shot the biggest buck last year, who limited out first on doves, who cooked the better camp meal, and last ...

Jody Hopkins and his son Oden were jigging 33 miles off Ocracoke in nearly 700 feet of water when they made their record-setting catches, state officials said. National Park Service photo A father and ...