Photo Credits

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• Homer Spit reaching into the bay below snow-capped mountains: runt35, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
• Anglers in a kayak on a calm Alaska lake with a glacier and snowy peaks behind: McGimp, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Kayaks on a small dock in a turquoise resort lagoon with palm trees and guest buildings on the far shore: Michelle-Maria, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Angler on the bow of a red bass boat reeling in on a lake lined with bare early-spring trees: Collins Illich, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Two people on the back deck of a charter fishing boat with rods rigged over open water: Tessa Edmiston, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Silver palms and coastal scrub above a turquoise sea in Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park: Craig Stanfill, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Aerial view of Shroud Cay's mangrove creeks and pale sand flats meeting turquoise shallows in the Exuma Cays: James St. John, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Biologist holding a large largemouth bass at night during a fish survey: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Little Bay de Noc under a clear blue sky, seen past dry shoreline grasses from Gladstone: San906, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
• Turquoise water off Ambergris Caye with a skiff in the shallows and the Belize Barrier Reef breaking on the horizon: Elizabeth Albert, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Clear, pale-green shallows and a palm-lined caye beside Turneffe Atoll with a skiff moored off the beach: Serge Melki, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Silver bonefish swimming over a rocky bottom: Brian Gratwicke, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• A small tent and two fishing rods on a stand at a riverside campsite as the sun rises through morning mist: dmvl, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Trolling rods set in the stern rod holders of a fishing boat running offshore at sunrise, with white wake behind: uhrichj, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
• A small open fishing boat with a blue canopy tied up in front of larger yachts and sportfishing boats in a Cabo San Lucas marina: Alexis Doine, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
• Fishing boats and pangas crowded into the Cabo San Lucas marina: Cristo Vlahos, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• An angler casting from the end of a dock on Lake Couchiching under a stormy sky: Maksim Sokolov (maxergon.com), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sunset sky over a quiet beach on the Pacific coast of Guanacaste: PoeXinia, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
• Sportfishing boats with tuna towers docked at Quepos Marina under a big white cloud: Hanay, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Docks and sportfishing boats at the marina in Quepos on the Pacific coast: Hanay, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Lawn chairs on the marina village green overlooking the docks and moored yachts at Quepos Marina: Hanay, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A man in a straw hat and a woman relaxing in a small fishing boat with rods out on a calm green lake: jhenning, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Fly angler with a landing net beside a river in deep winter snow: Matt Morse, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Destin Harbor packed with charter and pleasure boats beside a white-sand point and emerald water, with high-rise condos beyond: Destin Vacation Boat Rentals, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Salmon leaping up white water on a run upstream: Drew Farwell, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• An adult and a small child in a yellow jacket fishing from the rocky shore of a mountain lake on a sunny day: Mxnponders, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Angler on a boat lifting a fish from blue tropical water under puffy clouds: Drew Farwell, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Fishing boats moored at docks below lakeside cabins on a misty, calm morning: robw123, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• A cabin cruiser in its slip at a palm-lined resort marina on Captiva Island: JoeGriffin, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Two anglers casting from the deck of a flats boat on calm open water in Florida Bay: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Aerial view of the Seven Mile Bridge running west of Marathon beside the old Flagler railroad bridge over turquoise water: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Charter fishing boats with tuna towers tied up at Whale Harbor Marina in Islamorada, lined with palm trees: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Low-angle view from the water of an angler fly casting on the shallow flats of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Sunset over a Key Largo hotel marina, with boats in their slips and palm fronds in the foreground: Baron Maddock, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
• A fly angler wading a wide river in early light beside a weathered wooden cabin: MikeDobe, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• A yellow floatplane tied to a dock on a mountain lake in Yukon: ArtTower, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• A canoe pulled up on the shore of a clear mountain lake with anglers fishing along the pine-lined bank: kgenther1, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• A group of anglers casting rods off the side of a charter boat on open blue sea: Barni1, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• An oarsman rowing an inflatable raft while an angler fishes beside rocky cliffs on a forested river: toddwmac, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Waterfront restaurants, rental pontoon boats and a tour boat along the Destin harbor under a clear blue sky: logopop, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Anglers holding up large halibut outside a cabin: NancyHeise, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Hamlin Lake glows pale orange at dusk beside a silhouetted wooded point: Kevin.Daniels, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
• Fishing and charter boats packed into the Homer Spit harbor below the snow-capped Kenai Mountains: Brian (Flickr, California Desert), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Calm open water of Houghton Lake at dusk with a wooded far shore and grasses in the foreground: Notorious4life, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
• Dark ice fishing shelters scattered across a frozen lake at dusk under a blue and orange sky: public domain (U.S. government work)
• A folding camp chair and two short ice fishing rods resting on the snow on a frozen lake: Lorie Shaull, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Coast Guard crew members practice pulling a person from open water through a hole in the ice during ice-rescue training: public domain (U.S. government work)
• A wooden fish house with a metal roof sits on snow-covered lake ice, sled tracks leading to its door: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Two anglers flats fishing on clear aquamarine water between mangrove islands near Islamorada: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Colorful tables and Adirondack chairs on the sand under palm trees at the Morada Bay Cafe on the bay side of Islamorada: Russell Carlisle, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
• Two anglers in lawn chairs beside holes drilled through lake ice, with a hand auger on the snow: Randy Fath, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Angler on the deck of an offshore boat beside trolling rods on open blue water: Antonio Scant, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Fly angler wading a clear river beneath green slopes and snow-streaked mountains: Vidar Nordli-Mathisen, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Anglers fishing from a small boat on the Kenai River: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Anglers wading the Russian River near its confluence with the Kenai River in summer salmon season, with mountains behind: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Rainbow over autumn birch and spruce along the turquoise Kenai River near Cooper Landing: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Charter fishing boats tied up at Key West Bight Marina under a blue sky: Sharon Hahn Darlin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Aerial view of the Key West harbor waterfront at dusk, with docks, a small boat and the old town behind: Gervacio Rosales, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
• Put-in-Bay harbor and marinas on South Bass Island seen from Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: Eoghanacht, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
• A long crack runs across the frozen surface of Lake Erie toward a distant breakwall light: Erik Drost, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Open water on Lake of the Ozarks with lake homes and docks along a wooded shoreline: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
• Male black crappie in dark pre-spawn colors held over a landing net: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Lakefront condominiums and boat docks along the shore of Lake of the Ozarks: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
• A lakeside cabin among tall pines with a private dock reflected in calm water at sunset: AtlAdGuy, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Coastal marsh grass along open water on a sunny day in Louisiana: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Boats and waterfront homes along a calm bayou at evening in Dulac: rboed*, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Charter fishing boats heading out past people on the pier at Ludington North Breakwater Light: Notorious4life, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
• People walking out the Ludington north breakwater toward the lighthouse at dusk on Lake Michigan: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Aerial view over downtown Ludington at golden hour: WMrapids, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
• Bright green and gold mahi-mahi leaping beside a boat on blue water: Galomalavasi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Great Lakes freighter Algorail moving up the Manistee River channel past raised drawbridges in downtown Manistee: Kramer from Grandville, MI, United States, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Arcadia Lake under an overcast sky, seen across a roadside guardrail toward the village of Arcadia: Gpwitteveen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Anglers fishing from a small boat and the bank on the Manistee River at Rainbow Bend: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Fly angler casting on a calm river below snow-capped mountains: Robson Hatsukami Morgan, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Atlantic blue marlin leaping from the ocean surface: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Barefoot angler casting from a sandy beach into breaking surf: Bernd Dittrich, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• El Arco and nearby sea stacks at Cabo San Lucas under a streaked sky: Comisión Mexicana de Filmaciones, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Muskegon pier and red lighthouse on Lake Michigan as a boat heads out at sunset: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Ice fishing shanties spread across frozen Houghton Lake during Tip-Up Town weekend: Joe Ross from Lansing, Michigan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Wooden boat dock stretching into blue water on Crane Lake: Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
• A cluster of fish houses on frozen Green Lake seen from the wooded shore on a clear winter day: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Sunset clouds over open water on Mille Lacs Lake: Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Boathouse, dock and beached canoes at Kawishiwi Lodge on Lake One, framed by tall pines: Sue E., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Angler in a cap watching a bobber at dusk while fishing for walleye on a northern lake: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Sand beach and autumn trees along Lake of the Woods at Zippel Bay State Park under a wide sky: Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Wooded Ozark hills and lake water seen from the overlook at Ha Ha Tonka State Park: Log.base, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Clear water of the upper Madison River at Baker's Hole under summer clouds: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Adult salmonfly with orange body markings resting on a thimbleberry leaf: Walter Siegmund, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Spotted muskellunge with a lure in its jaw laid on winter ice: BenitoJuarez98, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Angler surf fishing from the Hatteras fishing pier with beach houses behind: Carol M. Highsmith (Library of Congress), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
• Manistee North Pierhead Lighthouse and breakwater at the mouth of the Manistee River on Lake Michigan: Cbl62, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Anglers wading below a dam on the Grand River while fishing for chinook and coho salmon in October 1977: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Angler kneeling with a large northern pike caught on a lure: SpinfisherCRO, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• View from the bow of an aluminum boat running across a boreal lake near Kenora: Blake Richard Verdoorn, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
• Fly angler casting in a cold river below snow-dusted mountains in late fall: Andrew Meehan, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Angler wading a forest river and casting past red autumn brush: Greysen Johnson, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Marblehead Lighthouse at sunrise above the rocky Lake Erie shore: Bobport10, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Early-morning mist rising off calm water against a spruce and pine shoreline at Temagami River Provincial Park: Enoch Leung, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Sportfishing boats docked at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center marina: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Anglers casting from the wooden Nags Head fishing pier above the Atlantic surf: Eliot Jones from OBX, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Surf rods standing in a truck-mounted rod rack on the beach at Cape Point as anglers line up their trucks in October: public domain (U.S. government work)
• A parent and child silhouetted at sunset, each holding a fishing rod at the edge of a sandy beach: garnett, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Clear, slow water on the Pere Marquette River under early fall color at the Sulak access: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Fishing captain holding a redfish on a boat in Jacksonville: Pinkpignodoubt, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• View from the bow of a canoe on a still wilderness lake with a moose wading across the water ahead: fightxtoxunite, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Wind-driven waves roll onto the beach at Bay City State Park under an overcast sky on Saginaw Bay: Notorious4life, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
• Anglers carrying a sailfish ashore from a small boat in shallow tropical water: Jerzy Strzelecki, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
• Sockeye salmon leaping up a waterfall on their way upriver to spawn: Marvina Munch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
• A line of anglers fishing shoulder to shoulder on the Kenai River as a canoe paddles past: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Two anglers in life jackets fishing from a small motorboat on blue sea water below rocky hills: UweDahlke, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Adult and child in a life jacket seen from behind, fishing side by side on a lake: Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Fly angler wading a clear green river edged by spruce and early fall colour: Greg Johnson, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Angler launching a drift boat on the Beaverhead River at Twin Bridges: Mike Cline, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
• Main street of Ennis with wooden storefronts, pickups and mountains in the distance: dconvertini, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Confluence of the Beaverhead and Big Hole rivers, which form the Jefferson River, in autumn: Mike Cline, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
• Two anglers casting from a bass boat along a flooded tree line in early spring: Richard R, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Angler in sunglasses bending a rod as he lifts a fish from a calm lake on a sunny day: gary tresize, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Silver Atlantic tarpon swimming in blue water: Daiju Azuma, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Boats anchored on deep blue West Grand Traverse Bay off Traverse City on a clear summer day: Ginothewall30, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Wildlife biologist holding a rainbow trout above the water at Gechiak Creek: public domain (U.S. government work)
• School of yellowfin tuna swimming underwater beside a seine net: Marc Taquet (Ifremer), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
• Fly angler wading Grebe Lake in Yellowstone National Park under storm clouds: public domain (U.S. government work)
• The fishing pier at Grand Isle State Park reaching into the Gulf of Mexico under puffy clouds: Rebecca Milby, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Smiling angler holding a walleye aboard a boat: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Walleye swimming close to a gravel bottom: public domain (U.S. government work)
• Angler casting from a rock jetty into the Atlantic at sunrise: Ryan Arnst, Unsplash, Unsplash License
• Two Adirondack chairs on a wooden dock looking across a lake to a cottage in the trees: Lenzpointer, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• Small fishing boats tied along a dock below a forested lake shore under a pink evening sky: Roses_Street, Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
• A long floating dock leading out to rows of sportfishing yachts at Quepos Marina on a clear morning: Hanay, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0