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 ...

One of the best things about fishing in the spring is that it's the best time to catch bass, trout, striped bass, walleyes and even crappie with fast-moving lures. Bass fishing in summer and in much ...

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 ...

Trout are often thought of as finicky feeders, and a lot of the time they can be. But the truth is you can catch some giants using lures and techniques carried over from the bass world ...

Don’t know what to throw for smallmouth? From rivers to lakes, the best smallmouth bass lures will put more bass in the boat.

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 ...

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An old anglers' joke is that fishing is a jerk on one end of a line waiting for a jerk on the other end of a line. But in winter, fishing the lures known as "jerkbaits" does not warrant the insult--in ...

Most anglers don't have the patience to fish hard jerkbaits in winter. It's a slow business. Sometimes a single cast can last a minute or two, which in the high-speed world of tournament bass fishing ...