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Bob McNally

Bob McNally has been around fishing and the outdoors all his adult life. He has fished throughout the much of the world pursuing the globe's important gamefish. He's written over 5,000 feature magazine articles, and for many years also was a full-time metropolitan newspaper outdoor writer, and is the author of 11 outdoor books. His writing, broadcast and photography work have won dozens of state, regional and national awards. For years he hosted a daily syndicated fishing radio show, and was a weekly on-camera host of a fishing TV show for Fox Sports Outdoors.

Articles by Bob McNally

Texas Angler Catches The Same Bass Weighing Over 13 Pounds A Third Time

Texas Angler Catches The Same Bass Weighing Over 13 Pounds A Third Time

Bob McNally Jan 27, 2026
2026’s First 13-Plus Pound Texas “Legacy” Bass Caught Last Year in O.H. Ivie

2026’s First 13-Plus Pound Texas “Legacy” Bass Caught Last Year in O.H. Ivie

Bob McNally Jan 26, 2026
This Arkansas Lake Is Exploding With Giants: Two More 10-Pound “Legacy” Bass Caught

This Arkansas Lake Is Exploding With Giants: Two More 10-Pound “Legacy” Bass Caught

Bob McNally Jan 21, 2026
Indiana Record Longnose Gar Caught By Angler Jigging For Hybrid Striped Bass

Indiana Record Longnose Gar Caught By Angler Jigging For Hybrid Striped Bass

Bob McNally Jan 20, 2026
15-Pound, 30-Inch Bass Caught, Released On SoCal’s Famed Lake Otay

15-Pound, 30-Inch Bass Caught, Released On SoCal’s Famed Lake Otay

Bob McNally Jan 19, 2026
Angler Catches Arkansas’ First “Legacy Lunker” Bass Over 12 Pounds

Angler Catches Arkansas’ First “Legacy Lunker” Bass Over 12 Pounds

Bob McNally Jan 16, 2026
20-Pound Northern Pike Caught Through 2 Feet Of Canadian Ice After A 20-Minute Battle

20-Pound Northern Pike Caught Through 2 Feet Of Canadian Ice After A 20-Minute Battle

Bob McNally Jan 14, 2026
One Last Cast Yields 12-Pound Bass For 83-Year-Old Angler

One Last Cast Yields 12-Pound Bass For 83-Year-Old Angler

Bob McNally Jan 12, 2026
Ohio Bank Fishermen Scores Big Wintertime Muskie

Ohio Bank Fishermen Scores Big Wintertime Muskie

Bob McNally Jan 8, 2026
12-Pound Walleye Caught By Lake-Of-The-Woods Ice Fisherman

12-Pound Walleye Caught By Lake-Of-The-Woods Ice Fisherman

Bob McNally Jan 6, 2026
Arkansas’ White River Coming Alive With Big Brown Trout

Arkansas’ White River Coming Alive With Big Brown Trout

Bob McNally Jan 5, 2026
California Kayaker Catches Pot-Belly 16-Pound Largemouth Bass

California Kayaker Catches Pot-Belly 16-Pound Largemouth Bass

Bob McNally Dec 31, 2025
Lake Erie’s Massive Walleye Hatch This Year Promises Excellent Future Fishing

Lake Erie’s Massive Walleye Hatch This Year Promises Excellent Future Fishing

Bob McNally Dec 22, 2025
Angler Breaks 34-Year-Old Record for NY White Perch

Angler Breaks 34-Year-Old Record for NY White Perch

Bob McNally Dec 18, 2025
12-Year-Old Catches World Record Bass – Then Eats It

12-Year-Old Catches World Record Bass – Then Eats It

Bob McNally Dec 17, 2025
Giant Largemouth Breaks 20-Year-Old Record

Giant Largemouth Breaks 20-Year-Old Record

Bob McNally Dec 9, 2025
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