River Smallmouth Fishing

An important step was taken in restoring fish populations in the Penobscot River in Maine this week with the removal of the Veazie Dam. The Penobscot Indians have been fighting to eliminate barriers to fish that used to migrate from the…

The BASS Elite Series takes a turn into smallmouth bass heaven over the next month with stops at the St. Lawrence River and Lake St. Clair. We thought it would be great to take a sneak peek at bronzeback action on the St. Lawrence. The…

This is a picture of my son (Nicholas Robinson (6) ), who caught his first smallmouth completely by hisself on artificial while fishing the Cranesnest River in Clintwood VA with his older brother (TW Robinson) and me (Michael Robinson). A…

Smallmouth bass fishing is a great family activity and it is promoted and celebrated every year in Ontario on the Grand River. The Grand River is the largest river entirely within southern Ontario's borders and drains into lake Erie. It…

If you are an avid smallmouth bass angler, you may have heard of the Kankakee River in Illinois. This time of year brings fantastic smallmouth bass fishing and the 30th annual Kankakee River Fishing Derby. Running from June 28th to July…

The Bassmaster Elite 2013 Mississippi River Rumble should be a good show for smallmouth bass fishing fans. Taking place on the upper Mississippi, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, the Bassmaster Elite anglers are in some of the best smallmouth…

A few months ago, a friend of mine called and said he books a few trips a year with LD Guide Service in northeast Pennsylvania to fish for bronzebacks on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Of course I jumped at the opportunity.…

All over the United States there are creeks, streams, rivers that hold some amazing smallmouth bass easily accessible on foot or small water craft. One of these is the Cedar River just south of the Minnesota border flowing south into the…

What's the old joke about fishing when you don't catch as many as you thought you would or God forbid, you get skunked? "That's why they call it fishing, not catching" I got the opportunity to fish the Delaware River yesterday, near…

Despite high, stained water, the fishing on the Kankakee for smallmouth bass is fantastic. Take a look at this recent article in The Daily Journal about the 22 1/2 inch bass pulled out of there at 7:45 am on a crankbait. Bonfield fisherman…