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 ...

When most people think of topwater smallmouth takes, they envision something violent: A slashing blow and shot of whitewater spraying into the air. Hits like that get the blood pumping for sure, but I ...

Some people live for the blow of a big largemouth creaming a swimbait. Others can’t get enough smallmouths erupting on Spooks walking across the surface. And, sure, I love those things too, but come ...

Kevin Kurz used his fly rod to whip a streamer over his head several times, and then laid it perfectly in the shade of branches hanging over the water. The fly started to sink, but it didn’t get far.

From topwater screamers to soft glide baits, these five new Berkley bass lures for 2025 bring cutting-edge design and serious ...

It starts without warning. While fishing down the shoreline for bass on a glorious autumn day, the water behind you suddenly erupts in chaos. Huge schools of baitfish, with nowhere to flee, leap from ...

Don’t tell my bass club mentors, my editors or my colleagues on the Board of Directors of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, but I’ve been cheating on my first love for five years, and I don’t intend to ...

Whether you’re hitting the farm pond or the river this season, don’t leave home without these best bass flies for smallmouths and largemouths Some people live for the blow of a big largemouth creaming ...

Kevin Kurz used his fly rod to whip a streamer over his head several times, then laid it perfectly in the shade of branches hanging over the water. The fly started to sink ... but it didn’t get far. A ...