Lew Freedman

It is unlikely Illinois fishermen can pronounce it or spell it, but a deadly fish virus that has caused die-offs in other states may interrupt fishing pleasure on Lake Michigan...

The screen door on Basore?s Bait Shop rings when a "customer" enters the cabin-like structure. The homey atmosphere--mounted fish all over the walls with new boxes of supplies gleaming on...

It's a terrible thing when you have a one-track mind, as so many fishermen do. Here I was in northwest Arkansas and all I could think about was hybrid stripers...

It's a terrible thing when you have a one-track mind, as so many fishermen do. Here I was in northwest Arkansas and all I could think about was hybrid stripers...

Joey Peca lifted the small, green bluegill out of Lake Sedgewick and it squirmed in midair as the boy swung his line to shore. "That's my fifth catch," the grinning...

The Muskie Man is in repose, relaxed in his wide, thick-cushioned, green chair in the living room of his retirement home. In the deep voice that belies his 80 years,...

The Muskie Man is in repose, relaxed in his wide, thick-cushioned, green chair in the living room of his retirement home. In the deep voice that belies his 80 years,...

Sitting in the West Wind Resort bar, Jeff Lund's reeling wrist itched. In a state where fishing the annual mid-May walleye opener is practically a religious holiday, Lund is a...

Chris McElroy got the idea a year ago, and even if the plan built muscle in his mind over 365 days, he did not lift a blessed paddle or hoist...

Mr. Mountains and Ms. Businesswoman did not initially connect at 10,000 feet. But the love-story merger that followed their first meeting took them higher together than they thought possible and...