Field & Stream

Founded in 1895, FIELD & STREAM is the world's leading outdoor brand. Each month, F&S delivers hunting and fishing tactics from the experts, gear reviews, and adventure stories.

Field & Stream

Reel Tough • This battle-scarred saltwater spinning reel has been fighting everything from sharks to tuna for nearly two decades, all without a hiccup or a tuneup

The Ones That Got Away • From little brook trout to monster makos, the following fish all swam free—and still haunt the anglers who nearly caught them

The Michelangelo of Deer Hair • To call Brandon Bailes a fly-tier almost seems like an insult. The divers, damsels, and poppers he sculpts from deer hair are absolute masterpieces

The Closest Calls of My Hunting Career • A lifetime in the field all but guarantees a brush or two with your own mortality. Our longtime rifles editor recalls his narrowest escapes

Turning Stones • How the discovery of a small snake beneath a rock outside his childhood home led the author to a lifetime of adventure, romance, and fishing tales

What Is Good for the Fish Is Good for the People • As the first Indigenous female fly-fishing guide for Pyramid Lake’s huge cutthroat trout, Autumn Harry is changing how people understand and appreciate one of North America’s greatest fisheries

The Truth About Hunting Alligators • Public-land hunts for wild gators are the most fun. Also, dead reptiles can come back to life

How to Talk to a Tarpon Angler • Because the worst thing you can ask an obsessive—and touchy—tarpon bum is whether or not they caught one

The Secret Ingredient for Perfectly Cooked Fish • Mayo—yes, mayo. Learn why this staple is a game-changing hack for grilling or pan-roasting fish. Plus, two bonus doctored-up mayo recipes

Don’t Think. Just Shoot. • If you want to hit more birds this fall, get off the couch—and out of your head—and go break some clays

Blue Bloods: A Family Guide to Summer Crabbing • Skip the seafood restaurant and go make some memories with the fam by soaking chicken on a string for blue-claw crabs

The Importance of Perch • Fishing the spring run on the Potomac is about more than just another day on the water