Fishing

Danger sometimes lurks where you least expect it and that includes the bottom of your fishing boat in Missouri.

If you catch a fish in Missouri, you need to check it for this disease before you eat it.

I've heard stories about catfish this big in the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, but have never caught even one myself. One Missouri man just landed 3 of them and these mammoth catfish are nearly as big as he is.

I've had some bad fishing trips in my life, but nothing like what just happened to a fisherman in Missouri. He claims that he was chased by a creature while it screamed and threw logs at him.

I grew up fishing with my dad in Missouri which makes me anything but an objective judge. However, science has now declared that fishing is infinitely better in Missouri than it is in Illinois and the numbers don't lie.

Of all the hot topics, this might be the most contentious of them all. People in Wisconsin and Minnesota take their fishing pretty serious, but there's a new scientific ranking that proves once and for all that fishing in Wisconsin is way better than Minnesota.

Something is stealing fish at night along the Meramec River in Missouri and if you ask the campers and fishermen, they'll also tell you they're hearing things they simply cannot explain.

The internet loves declaring the best and worst of places and I prefer to focus on that first one. There is now a lake in Illinois that's been named the best in the state for a very specific type of tourist. Let's explore.

Here's a pro tip for getting the attention of a Missourian. Tell him or her that you have found an awesome fishing spot they didn't know about. The likely response will be skid marks under their feet as they make tracks to their fishing rod and tackle box and vehicle. There's a Missouri lake that might inspire that response as it's been called the most underrated fishing spot in the state.

I spent many a weekend in Missouri fishing with my dad. We were very fortunate to catch a ton of bass and catfish, but apparently I was missing out on a key trick when it comes to landing humongous catfish like a pro - cooking spray.