The arrival of October always makes me happy. Shorter days and cooler air temperatures are now invigorating the Lake Travis black bass. The dropping water temperature increases their appetites and ...

Nothing epitomizes bass fishing quite like the sudden explosion under the angler’s topwater lure before it disappears in the maelstrom, and the angler jacks the hooks into the jaws of a bucking ...

Topwater lures are in a league of their own. Nowhere in the fishing world will you find a more eclectic, bizarre, and curious collection of tackle. Companies have spawned seemingly every conceivable ...

A good topwater smash is one of the greatest experiences in fishing. Dozens of surface lures on the market can make them happen, but few are more popular or user-friendly than a popper. They come in ...

Big fish smashing a topwater lure is the most exciting sensation in fishing, and there's no better time to experience it than now. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Kentucky bass, striped bass and ...

Each year as May rolls around, a certain group of bass anglers (the overwhelming majority) have the perfect way to catch fish. The group is the surface lure aficionados. There is something about a ...

October has always been a favorite fishing month. The terrible heat of the summer has given way, begrudgingly, but we usually have much more pleasant temperatures. October will give bass the urge to ...

Our string of warm, sunny days has kept the Lake Travis water temperature near the surface at 80 degrees. Good news for skiers, not as good for bass anglers. We are experiencing a delay in the ...

FORT RIPLEY -- On a sunny, windy day a few weeks ago Rolf Moen, of Nisswa, and I launched a boat on the Mississippi River, a short distance from this central Minnesota town. Our intent was to boat a ...