Not all lily pad beds are created equal. Learn to identify the most productive when fishing to help catch more and bigger ...

With the June 15 start of bass season throughout New York State’s ponds, lakes, and rivers, there’s a lot of hope out there for tying into a lunker. But, a “big bass” is a relative term. A big bass in ...

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 ...

FRESHWATER: Fish the Kissimmee Chain for bass and crappie. Bass can be found near thick lily pads as well as cattails. Spinner baits and plastic lizards or frogs have been very effective. Crappie, ...

For even the most gentle-minded gardener, there is nothing they loathe and despise more than weeds. Fishermen are best advised to resist a similar impulse. Of all aquatic vegetation, none serves as a ...

For many years, lily pads have been my preferences of fishing habitat. I like to fish deep water with a Carolina rig or a big jig, but that all pales when it comes to the joy of fishing visible ...

I wasn't quite prepared for the ride across Whitefish Lake at, well, highway speed. At the helm of a sleek bass boat powered by a giant outboard motor was Lindy Frasl of Fort Ripley. I anxiously ...

TOP SPOT: East Lake Toho has been excellent for bluegills and shellcrackers over the full moon. Limit catches of nice sized fish can be caught near lily pads in 2-to-3 feet of water. Crickets and ...