A fishing record can always be broken, but some prove particularly challenging to beat. The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has been clocking fishing accomplishments since its beginnings.

A Dorset schoolgirl is part of a squad heading to the US to compete in the World Youth River Fly Fishing Championships. Lydia Thomas, 17, from Maiden Newton is the only female in the Angling Trust's ...

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in the December 1992 issue of Outdoor Life. The IGFA currently recognizes Cal Johnson’s 67-pound, 8-ounce muskie as the world record. September 1957 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The best ice anglers in the world are coming to Michigan. The U.S. Angling team announced this week that it will host the 2025 Ice Fishing World Championship on the frozen waters of ...

Kona, Hawaii is one of the best places in the Pacific to target big blue marlin, so it was a logical destination for Ian Keinath. The 37-year-old fly fisherman from Montana has been chasing marlin for ...

CATO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Some of the best ice fishers in the world are descending upon West Michigan to compete this week. The 2025 XXI World Ice Fishing Championship is happening at Tamarack ...

GREEN BAY - Anglers from Hungary took the gold medal in the team competition and first and third in pairs at the 2025 Street Fishing World Championship held Oct. 25 and 26 in Green Bay. The two pairs ...

Anglers from across the globe will converge in the U.S. in 2025 for two world fishing championships. In fact, both will be held in the Upper Midwest, including one in the Badger State. The first will ...