Master Fishing Guide·3d agoThe Pike Swam Away. I Used to Think That Was the End of the StoryWhat reading the research on released pike changed about how I fish
Master Fishing Guide·Oct 30I Checked Every U.S. Pike Record Against Official Sources. Here’s What the Lists Get Wrong.I run Master Fishing Guide, a site built entirely around northern pike. A few weeks ago I set out to do something that sounded simple: put…
Master Fishing Guide·Oct 24The Perfect Excuse for a Slow Day: How a 90-Year-Old Study Took Apart a Pike Fishing MythThe Story Every Pike Angler Has Heard
Master Fishing Guide·Oct 3The Quiet Second Rod: Why I Keep a Deadstick Beside My Pike JigAn active lure can bring a pike into view without convincing it to bite. You lift, pause, and change cadence. The fish follows, hangs near…
Master Fishing Guide·Sep 26What a Pike That Won’t Bite Can Teach You on the IceSeeing a pike on sonar can make an ice fishing session feel promising in an instant. The mark rises toward your lure. You keep jigging. The…
Master Fishing Guide·Sep 2What Three Winters of Jigging for Pike Through the Ice Actually Taught UsWe used to think ice fishing for pike was mostly about the lure. Drill a hole, drop something shiny, wait. It took a few frozen mornings…
InThe PubbyRobert Gowty·Jul 29Am I Living in the Reel World?There’s something fishy going on.A response icon12A response icon12
InNever Stop Writingbydan brotzel·Sep 1, 2025The Politics of Catfish FishingIf you catch one, it could be a record-breaker. Only it can’t be, as it’s non-native. It’s complicated.
Matthew Holland·May 23, 2025Gone Fishing: Why So Many Young People Are Taking Up AnglingWhile there seems to be a universal experience for anglers that they were first introduced to the hobby by their fathers, many young…A response icon1A response icon1
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife·Mar 19, 2024Science, sharing, and sustainability: demystifying the Columbia River salmon management cycleWhat makes managing Columbia River salmon management so complex?
