You might look at the Mississippi and think, "There's no way anything weird lives in there." Surprise—you'd be wrong. Lurking ...

These organs, called barbels, help the fish to locate bottom-dwelling prey ... in rivers and once roamed watersheds from the Mississippi River in the west to Hudson Bay in the east.

Its only remaining relative is the American paddlefish, a vulnerable species found in the Mississippi ... River, the Chinese paddlefish was thought by many to be the world’s largest freshwater ...

So far, this year is similar to last year, when we had low water levels during the pre-spawn bite on the Mississippi River.

Spring river walleye fishing is truly as good as it gets. Rivers, both large and small, are full of opportunities for quality ...