The world has seven continents, but do you know the largest freshwater fish in each? These creatures show the incredible diversity of Earth's inland waters. Let's get amazed as we look at these ...

The Mekong River hides some of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and in 2005, village fishermen in northern Thailand ...

Life revolves around water in this quiet fishing village in Brazil’s southern Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland. Here, a ...

A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet the muskellunge, calling them the kings of freshwater. But these anglers must not fish for lake sturgeon. Indeed, in Wisconsin, which has dubbed ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Two of the world's biggest freshwater fish ...

Connecticut crowned a new freshwater heavyweight champion after Rafal Wlazlo landed a massive 45-pound 8-ounce common carp from Lake Lillinonah on May 25. The fish not only broke the state record for ...

Louisiana is known for being a sportsman's paradise, with bountiful opportunities when it comes to reeling in some impressive marine life. The biggest fish ever caught in Louisiana was a bluefin tuna ...

According to Georgia Wildlife, almost 1.3 million anglers fish from the state's freshwater bodies and, according to the Native Fish Coalition, 265 native species of freshwater fish call Georgia home.