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The Last Days of Stealhead Joe
From Outside, here's a good story by Ian Frazier—"The Last Days of Stealhead Joe":...

Enjoy These Highlights Of A Fishing Show Featuring Rex And Rob Ryan
With time to kill during the NFL offseason, Rex and Rob Ryan guest-starred on a fishing show and appeared to have a hell of a time....

Karl Malone And Enes Kanter Caught A Tiny Fish
Enes Kanter went fishing with Karl Malone. Karl's wife posted this photo, captioned "His first fish." Fishing with Karl Malone is better than hunting with Karl Malone....

Old Man Jailed For Cheating At Ice Fishing
The wheels of justice turn slowly, but they finally caught up with a serial criminal named Alfred Mead, ending his reign of terror in the rural Minnesota competitive fishing community....

Outdoorsman And TV Host Bill Dance Has A Spectacular Blooper Reel
Bill Dance has been imparting his knowledge of the outdoors as the host of Bill Dance Outdoors since 1968. He has also spent much of that time committing hilarious fuck ups while filming his show—fuck ups which have been compiled into one wonderful blooper reel....

Massive Shark Scares The Crap Out Of Fisherman, You
Veteran angler Isaac Brumaghim was fishing from his kayak off Oahu on Sunday, minding his own business, reeling in a small fish, when—GIANT FUCKING SHARK OUT OF NOWHERE....

An Enormous Marlin Jumped On A Boat And Kenny Loggins Provided The Soundtrack
This could only be a more dangerous zone if the beast in question were a great white shark. So in that respect, the music is entirely appropriate. In all other respects, it is Kenny Loggins. But do watch the video, it is pretty crazy. Captured off Cairns, Australia, the video shows a giant marlin—...

Jumping 10-Foot-Long Mako Shark Makes Fishermen Completely Lose Their Shit
Contrary to its name, participants in the Flying Mako fishing tournament don't usually expect to see crazed, flying mako sharks when they try to nab top honors in this strictly catch-and-release contest. However, Alex Beck, Mark Martin, and Keith Langford (the cameraman) captured footage of a 10-f...

Angler's Worst Nightmare Comes True As "Big-Ass Shark" Steals The Fish Right Off Her Hook
I was thinking this morning that we really don't cover fishing enough here at Deadspin, and sure enough CBS blogger Will Brinson tweeted out a link to this video that's pretty much perfect....

Fishing Writer Submits April Fools' Column Without Telling His Editor, Paper Runs It As Fact
April Fools' Day is a day when internet users need to be especially vigilant. For every creative and well-conceived joke, like Google's 8-bit maps or AdBlock's CatBlock, there are 10 dumb "pranks" that consist of nothing more than "making shit up" and calling it an April Fool's Day joke. They're not...

Listen To A Lady In A White Bikini Describe How She Handled A 56-Incher
Meet Brenna Burley of Grand Rapids, Minn. She was a virginal sturgeon fisherwoman when she went out, pole in hand, with her boyfriend. He got a bite, but told Ms. Burley she could reel this one in. A 10-minute fight ensued....
