Fly Fishing With Big Streamers For Big Smallies During this time of the season, my favorite and most productive ways to catch large smallies are by throwing big streamers. But that by itself is not ...

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 ...

Hello folks, this week we come at you from the freshwaters of Lake St. Clair, positioned between Detroit and Windsor Canada.

This pre-spawn smallmouth jerkbait bite happens all across the Northern U.S. and Canada with giant bass and unforgettable strikes! Here are lures, conditions, and expert tips you need to know. Bass ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last article I covered how great of a time that we had sturgeon fishing with Hammer Down Fishing Excursions. This article, I want to cover the smallmouth bass fishing which was actually a sidenote but ...

Forrest Fisher shares the fun of springtime catch-and-release smallmouth bass fishing in Dunkirk Harbor — it’s exciting fun. Submitted photo The first time I saw a typical Lake Erie smallmouth bass ...

Current is key when targeting bass during the summer. Moving water is cooler and more oxygenated than still water, and fish often congregate in these spots when water temperatures rise. This can be ...

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 ...

In Alabama, the pollen is thick on the truck, the buttercups are popping out of the ground, and the dogwoods are about to bloom—all indicators that bass should be heading onto beds soon. The same can ...

The doldrums of summer aren't quite here, which means the smallmouth bite is still on in most of the U.S. If your part of the country hasn't become too hot, then you can still catch smallmouth ...