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 ...

—in the spring, bass are reachable and willing to bite. With a few bass fishing tips, you can elevate your spring fishing from good to excellent. Bass move in shallow during springtime to reproduce ...

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 ...

Water temps are slowly rising across much of the south and many states are starting to see pre-spawn activity. In Alabama and Tennessee, bass are already cruising shallow areas gorging on bait to ...

It's not a gradual warming trend or the moon phase that triggers FL biggest bass spawn waves. JT Kenney explains how to time ...

Although throwing topwater baits is exciting, expecting those explosive blow-ups, reaction baits with better hook-up ratios will put more fish in your boat during Tennessee River reservoir shad-spawns ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...

The idea of trying to catch post spawn bass often puts fear in the heart of many bass anglers. Frequently, you might hear "where did all the bass go?" at local boat launches and tackle shops. Be ...

ESSEX — Vermont’s catch-and-release bass fishing is underway with what promises to be some of the hottest bass fishing action in New England as the weather starts warming up. “Spring catch-and-release ...