smallmouth bass

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…

We have been following the story of the Arizona Fish and Game Commission' poisoning of smallmouth bass in Fossil Creek. This had some smallmouth bass fans pretty upset. After all, in some parts of the country we are struggling to maintain…

Lake Champlain is home to bass tournament smallmouth bass fishing all throughout the year. In some of the tournaments, the winner ends up bagging a few largemouth bass that help put anglers over the top.   Sometimes it's the smallmouth bass…

If you want to experience Nirvana, Lake St. Clair fall smallmouth fishing is what you need. Each season has its own trends and once you understand what smallmouth bass like to do in lakes and rivers, you can find em faster and catch more…

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…

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…

Larry Nixon talks about finding smallmouths during a recent interview with FLW Outdoors. After winning on Lake St. Clair, Larry discussed some of the things that he thought about while trying to find smallmouth bass that could put him over…

Water levels in rivers can vary dramatically from week to week or can change in a day with a significant rain storm so it is important to understand what the effects of river levels can have on smallmouth fishing. Effect of river level on…

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…

As the sun sets on another BASS Elite tournament season and all the Bass boats are heading home we find out that Boyd Duckett won the BASS Elite Series Oneida Lake with a combination of smallmouth and largemouth bass on August 26,2012. This…