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Most images come from public-domain sources such as USFWS and NOAA, or from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons terms; a few are AI-generated where no accurate free image existed, and are marked as such below.
Article images
- Alabama Rig: What It Is and Whether It Is Legal — How To Go Fishing · Original · Original illustration
- Best Bait for Bass Fishing: Live Bait First, Then Lures — USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Best Bait for Crappie: Minnows, Grass Shrimp and Rigs — USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Best Catfish Bait: What to Use for Channel and Blue Catfish — USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Best Fishing Lures for Bass: 6 Types and When to Throw Them — USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Best Lures for Northern Pike: Spoons, Spinners and Plugs — USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Best Lures for Trout: Spinners, Spoons, Jigs and Flies — USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Best Lures for Walleye: Jigs, Crankbaits and Blade Baits — USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Best Time to Fish for Bass: Season, Temperature, Time of Day — Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Black vs White Crappie: Size, Best Months and Baits — Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Catfish: Size, World Record, ID and Best Baits — Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Bobber Fishing: Fixed vs Slip Bobber Rigs and Depth — How To Go Fishing · Original · Original illustration
- Carolina Rig: How to Rig It and When to Use It — How To Go Fishing · Original · Original illustration
- Carp Fishing: Best Baits, Hooks, Tackle and When to Go — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Catfish Rigs: Slip Sinker, Carolina, Bobber and Cut Bait — How To Go Fishing · Original · Original illustration
- Channel Catfish: Identification, Size, Baits and Best Months — Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Crappie Jigs: Weights, Colors and Bodies That Work — USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Drop Shot Rig: How to Tie It and Fish It — How To Go Fishing · Original · Original illustration
- Fish Finder Rig: How to Tie a Slip Sinker Bottom Rig — How To Go Fishing · Original · Original illustration
- Fishing Hook Size Chart: Sizes by Species Explained — YVSREDDY · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Fishing Knots: Palomar, Improved Clinch, Uni and More — How To Go Fishing · Original · Original illustration
- Fishing Line Pound Test Chart: What Test for Each Fish — George Chernilevsky · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Fishing Reel Types: Spincast, Spinning, Baitcasting — JaredMcKenzie and Petey21 · CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication) · Wikimedia Commons
- Flounder Fishing: Southern vs Summer, Baits and Timing — SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- How to Cast a Baitcaster: Step by Step for Beginners — Petey21 · CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication) · Wikimedia Commons
- How to Clean a Catfish: Skin, Gut and Fillet — Sgt. John Healy, U.S. Army · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- How to Clean a Fish: Scale, Gut and Pan-Dress — drytortugasnps (NPS Photo D. Diaz) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- How to Fillet a Fish: Step by Step, Skin On or Off — Alex Proimos · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- How to Set Up a Fishing Rod and Reel, Step by Step — Moheen Reeyad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- How to Spool a Spinning Reel: Step by Step — JaredMcKenzie · CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication) · Wikimedia Commons
- Ice Fishing for Beginners: Gear, Holes, Jigging and Bait — Lisa Hupp/USFWS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Ice Fishing for Crappie: Depth, Jigs, Line and Bait — Lisa Hupp/USFWS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Ice Fishing for Perch: Depth, Jigs, Bait and Moving — USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Ice Thickness for Ice Fishing: Safe Inches, by Load — USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Monofilament Fishing Line vs Fluorocarbon vs Braid — George Chernilevsky · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Muskie vs Pike: How to Tell Them Apart (Plus Tiger Muskie) — Timothy Knepp and Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Redfish (Red Drum): Size, Record, Baits and Where to Fish — Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Smallmouth Bass: Size, Record, Habitat and How to Catch Them — Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Smallmouth vs Largemouth Bass: How to Tell the Difference — Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Speckled Trout: Size, Spawn Season, Baits and Where to Fish — Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Spinning vs Baitcasting Reels: Which Should You Use? — JaredMcKenzie and Petey21 · CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication) · Wikimedia Commons
- Texas Rig: How to Rig a Soft Plastic Weedless — How To Go Fishing · Original · Original illustration
- Tip-Ups for Ice Fishing: How They Work and How to Rig One — Paul VanDerWerf · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- White Bass: Spring Run Timing, Lures, Size and ID — Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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