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Outdoors

Here’s why you shouldn’t fish for muskie or trophy pike when the water temperature is over 75 degrees

Sign up for the Quick Strike newsletter The latest fishing news, tips and tricks In July 2017, I was guiding a group of kayak bass fishermen Lake WanahueA flood control reservoir in southeast Nebraska that was built in 2012. The lake is stocked with bass, panfish, blue catfish, walleye, and northern pike, which flourished in

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Outdoors

How to Catch Big Bass in Dirty Water

Sign up for the Quick Strike newsletter The latest fishing news, tips and tricks Spring rains, melting snow, a nice summer tropical system; Nature uses many methods to fill lakes and rivers, but such flow always brings some degree of mud. Whether it’s a river system where the main artery scours the landscape and sends

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Men's Fashion

YEW launches UK’s first pickled sparkling water

If your social feeds are anything to go by, there’s a slight change in the pickle. From burgers and sandwiches to cocktails and viral taste tests, spicy flavors are popping up everywhere. Now it has found its way into sparkling water, with YEW launching the UK’s first pickle-flavored sparkling water. Available today, July 1 exclusively

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Books

A Literary-Inspired Contest, Protecting Clean Water, and More New YA Books for July 1, 2026

This week is one of those rare instances where you may be reading the title of this piece and wondering what happened to the last slate of YA book releases for June. The answer is that they are here – all of the books in this week’s roundup were published on June 30, but you’re

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Cars

Yes, You Can Test a Boat Motor Out of Water: Here’s How

Anton Pantegov/Getty Images So you’ve made some repairs to your boat’s engine, and now you want to test the whole thing before putting it back in the water. This is smart thinking, but it hides a complication: a marine engine is different from an automotive engine. It

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Outdoors

Bajio teams up with captains for clean water

bajio sunglasses working together with leaders of clean water On a new conservation project, Temple of Change Collaboration. This is a limited-edition collection of sunglasses designed to support Everglades restoration efforts, fisheries, communities and outdoor traditions that all depend on clean water. Through this limited-edition collection, $20 from every frame sold will be donated to

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Outdoors

ODFW warns Oregon fishermen: Low water and heat are putting pressure on salmon and trout this summer

Due to record-low snowpack and widespread drought, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is urging anglers to fish wisely, fish early and know where the fish are. Oregon is headed for one of its toughest summers of fishing in years. Snowpack reached record low levels across much of the state. Drought conditions range from

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