Lake Erie, Dale Hollow Lake, and the St. Lawrence River are just a few locations in the U.S. that grow giant smallmouth. These are iconic places to fish, but to truly be effective on those waters, you ...

How to catch winter bass on the A-rig; metal blade baits for winter Great Lakes smallmouth bass; ice fishing can teach you ...

Jerkbaits are one of the most effective lures for smallmouth bass all season long, but I’d argue they shine the brightest during the pre-spawn stage of the early season. Their ability to be worked at ...

Bass fishing is about as iconic a summer activity as eating hotdogs at baseball games and launching fireworks on the Fourth of July. It’s a time for warm, sunny days on the water, chucking baits and ...

Today we're out on the water with Enzo out on Lake Eerie's eastern basin at 5am, trolling for smallmouth bass. We're trolling ...

Bass fishing is just plain fun. But what’s the most fun way to catch them? On my way up to a recent Northwoods bass fishing week, a friend asked if there was some specific bite I hoped I would ...

The Algonquin name for the smallmouth bass is Achigan, or "one which fights." The name fits. The smallmouth is a fish with anger issues. When a smallie hits a topwater plug, there seems to be an extra ...

Bass anglers love bass, right? But exactly what do you picture when you dream about that personal best bass? Is it green or bronze? Are you fishing in a jungle of dense weeds and cypress trees or ...

The warmer months of summer may produce higher numbers, but fall is a great time to catch bigger smallmouth bass, says Mike McSwain, who guides for smallmouth bass on the Broad River. McSwain (843-763 ...

No species is more closely associated with freshwater fishing than bass. It’s what most people—anglers and nonanglers alike—envision catching when casting into a lake or pond. And it makes sense ...

While many anglers assume bass become uncatchable once the ice sets in, America’s most popular game fish is still active—if you know where to find them and how to make them bite. While it's true these ...

There’s a reason former Field & Stream Fishing Editor, A.J. McClane called the river smallmouth “the greatest freshwater gamefish of all.” If you’ve come under this fish’s spell in its river ...