Black peacock bass are known for their explosive strikes and brutal fights. This catch shows exactly why they’re considered one of the hardest-fighting freshwater fish. From the first hit, the fish ...

The excited words of Garrett Farmer echoed off the brushy banks and palm trees in a branch of the canal system as one, then three, brightly-colored game fish reacted to his hard-plastic jerkbait. One ...

Today, we show off a truly one-in-a-million peacock bass and the wild colors that make it look almost unreal under the light.

HIALEAH, Fla. — Everyone who has cast a line into the water dreams of the 'Big One.' Felipe Prieto of Hialeah was fishing in a Broward County lake with live bait. When he finally got a bite, it turned ...

Capt. Alan Zaremba of Hollywood shows off a male peacock bass with a pronounced bump on its head that he caught on a Baby Torpedo topwater plug in a Palm Beach County canal. Steve Waters For the Miami ...

Traveling with a fly rod opens the doorway to different species of fish. Far-off destinations develop into hopeful vacations where the combination of family and fishing intermix. The allure of exotic ...

A Florida angler has been granted a state record for his recent catch of a butterfly peacock bass weighing 9.11 pounds. Felipe Prieto’s after-work catch at an unidentified Broward County reservoir ...

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The peacock bass is a bucket list item for many anglers but an excursion to the Amazon to fish for this colorful and aggressive species costs thousands of dollars. Fortunately, there's a much more ...

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A Hialeah man broke a state record for catching the largest butterfly peacock bass. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said Felipe Prieto was fishing ...

That’s what Steve Andersen thought on his first peacock bass trip to the Rio Negro, a tributary of the Amazon in northern Brazil. Guides and anglers who had caught peacocks before warned the fish ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – A new Florida state record has been set for the largest butterfly peacock bass. Felipe Prieto from Hialeah used live bait to reel in a 9-pound, 11-ounce, nearly two-foot long ...