Stephen Neil, of Franklin, Tennessee, spent two summers fishing and guiding in Elfin Cove, Alaska. During that time, he filleted hundreds of pounds of fish for clients daily and became quite proficient at the process. Neil was kind enough to ...

You can have the best tackle, boat and fishing spot on the lake, but if you don’t know how to tie a good knot, you might as well stay home. While the fish don’t care how many knots you know ...

Fresh walleye dishes are a particular favorite among those who appreciate great fish, and with darn good reason: it’s one of the best-tasting fish in the world, rivaling even the much more popular saltwater species. So it stands to reason ...

17 tournaments. 17 wins. That’s the 2021 scorecard of the Mercury-powered professional bass anglers competing on the Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour and Pro Circuit, the top two levels of MLF competition. Mercury pros won each circuit’s Angler ...

“Etiquette” is basically an old-fashioned word for good manners. While one of the many joys of boating is that it lets us go our own way and do our own thing, we still must share the water with other boaters. ...

Success at the professional ranks of competitive fishing often comes down to mastering the variables that can be controlled and managing the ones that can’t. Those variables range outside of the usual things you’d expect to have influence a fishing ...

This blog is by Mercury Pro Team member Joe Balog, who’s spent more than 20 years in the fishing industry as a tournament competitor, educator, product designer, guide and writer. Originally from the Great Lakes region, Balog now resides in ...

Those warm summer days are a thing of the past. And with winter closing in, we hope you’ve already checked out our How to Store Your Boat for the Winter blog. Winter boat storage is a critical consideration, because when ...

Because your boat engine operates in a marine environment, it needs the protection that only quality marine lubricants can provide. It’s the kind of protection your engine simply won’t get from a lubricant designed for use in automobile engines. That’s ...