Plenty of hefty smallmouth bass fall for crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and midsize swimbaits all along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. These more aggressive lures have their time and ...

" Ivo takes you shallow water fishing for smallmouth bass and talks about great techniques to help you land more fish! When ...

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 ...

You already know there is no more exciting and satisfying way to catch a bass than with a topwater lure, but which one is best, when and where? The following list highlights the five most universally ...

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 ...

We're on the water again, this time with a mission to jig some smallmouth bass! Using our trusty Flexi Jigs and Skoolie Minnows, we are slowly working the shallow depths of the water. The Flexi Jig's ...

See which three lures dominated the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake St. Clair, Michigan, fooling the big late-summer smallmouth bass. / B.A.S.S. 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series at Lake St. Clair: ...

In today’s 7-23–25 edition of The Starting Spot: -As the Tackle Warehouse Invitational series winds down, the anglers aiming to qualify for next year’s BPT series are stacked up. Currently only 6 ...

There’s no denying that smallmouth bass attract attention from anglers nationwide. From their beautiful patterns, aggressive strikes, and drag-peeling fights, it’s easy to see why. Smallmouth are ...

Expertise, experience, and enthusiasm – that’s a formula for success when it comes to chasing Susquehanna smallmouth bass. It also doesn’t hurt to have a state-of-the-art bass boat tricked out to the ...

The 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake St. Clair in Michigan revealed three standout finesse lures. It’s a late-summer event on a giant, basically flat, relatively featureless Lake St Clair.