Smallmouth Fishing

In the past year, I have been hearing and seeing more talk about using swimbaits for smallmouth bass. Most bass fishermen are familiar with swimbaits for largemouth bass, especially out west fishing for big bass. I admit, I had tried…

Casting For Recovery, started in 1996 in Manchester Vermont, has grown to a large organization of volunteers helping survivors of breast cancer recover, reconnect and battle depression through the enjoyment of fly fishing. Casting for…

With the leaves changing and the smallmouth bass gearing up winter, I thought I'd share some fall spinnerbait smallmouth fishing tips from Blaine Mengel. Most smallmouth anglers have a special place in their hearts for the "spinnerbait…

Maybe it's because I don't hunt, but I don't understand why many anglers put away their fishing rods and miss the amazing fall Susquehanna smallmouth fishing. This can be the most amazing time of year to hit the river and catch some great…

Most smallmouth bass fishermen love catching fish on spinnerbaits. There is nothing like the way smallies slam the bait. My question to you is, do you just pick a spinnerbait that looks good or do you understand spinnerbait…

It seems everywhere you look, smallmouth bass fishing is being discovered and loved in state after state and location after location.  The world is catching on the the glory and excitement of smallmouth bass fishing. Who can blame them,…

I have to admit, wacky rigging a soft stickbait for smallmouth bass, was not for me.  I fished a lot of river situations and trying to have the patience to let that thing sink drove me nuts.  I'd use Senkos, rigged weedless, fishing for…

Whenever we are fishing and not catching, it is usually difficult to tell whether there are no fish where we are fishing or if they just aren't interested in what we are offering. Watch this video of Kevin Van Dam fishing for smallies with…

As a smallmouth bass angler, I always pay attention when Kevin Van Dam is offering bass fishing tips. Kevin Van Dam is one of the top anglers of the last decade and is a student of the sport as well as an awesome teacher. Having come from…

I love fishing for bass with a baitcasting reel, especially now that I know how to fix a baitcaster backlash. I always used to just pick a the line to try to free it up and it only occasionally worked on mild backlashes. Recently I…