This story, “Big-Game Fishing’s Greatest Catch,” appeared in the April 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. Maxwell’s 1964 tiger shark remains tied for the all-tackle world-record (with a shark caught off the ...

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in the December 1992 issue of Outdoor Life. The IGFA currently recognizes Cal Johnson’s 67-pound, 8-ounce muskie as the world record. September 1957 ...

A New Hampshire teenager on a deep-sea fishing trip this week hauled in a 177-pound (80 kilogram) Atlantic halibut, a fish so big that it weighed more than him and could be a world record. Jackson ...

It’s fitting that someone with the last name “Bass” would make angling history. Tucker Bass, 12, of Shoshoni, has officially ...

Humans have been using archery tackle to catch fish for thousands for years. But it wasn't until the late 1950s that archery legend Fred Bear revolutionized the pursuit by introducing more modernized ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — What was supposed to be a regular fishing trip for Yvonne Norman and her brother off the coast of St. Augustine turned into an experience that she and the world will never forget ...

The fish might’ve cost him one his best bass rods, but Charlie Conway says the spotted gar he caught in Lake Texoma on Oct. 10 was worth the trade. Conway’s 10-plus-pound gar was certified as a new ...

Can a fish catch be a record-breaker even if it's small enough to get lost in your hands? Emphatically yes! Angler Joe Johnson set a new Kentucky state record for his river chub caught on Oct. 13.

Fishing along the Treasure Coast provides opportunities for anglers to not only catch memories, but a world record. Craig ...

THE TIGER SHARK was four times heavier than the muscular stonemason who was bracing his 190-pound, six-foot body against the shark’s first run. His 16/0 big-game reel gave line grudgingly and his ...