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 ...

Fall is a great time to target all species of black bass. Towards the end of September and into early October, bass begin to move from their summer hangouts to shallower water in pursuit of baitfish ...

If there’s one thing that bass anglers can agree on, it’s that the hardest fighting bass, pound for pound, is the smallmouth. From the Great Lakes to small stream-fed ponds across the Northern half of ...

Topwater baits are the most exciting way to catch largemouth and smallmouth bass. Find out why you should stock up on poppers, walking baits, ploppers, buzzbaits, and frogs for the best fishing days ...

From the unsurprising domination of a jig-and-minnow to the rising popularity of the dice bait, here’s what the pros used to haul in trophy smallmouth during the August 2025 Bassmaster Elite stop in ...

Anglers can close their eyes, reach into a tackle box and any lure pulled out may catch black bass. Reese Jones at Hook Line and Sinker in Rogers said Alabama rigs, jerk baits, spinner baits, crank ...

A cold rain dimpled an otherwise calm surface at the Sandts Eddy boat launch on the cloudy dawn as Blaine Mengel Jr. gunned his jet engine and headed up the Delaware River. I’d rolled from bed at 4 ...

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 the world of American fishing, bass is king. While largemouth may be the more sought after variety, the smallmouth bass isn't far behind. Growing up in the Midwest, and later the Shenandoah Valley ...

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 ...