Jerkbaits are one of the most effective lures for smallmouth bass all season long, but I’d argue they shine the brightest during the pre-spawn stage of the early season. Their ability to be worked at ...

This pre-spawn smallmouth jerkbait bite happens all across the Northern U.S. and Canada with giant bass and unforgettable strikes! Here are lures, conditions, and expert tips you need to know. Bass ...

Most anglers will tell you the salmon is king in the Pacific Northwest. The bright red meat, especially from a spring chinook salmon, is high on the list of the best-eating fish around. Other anglers, ...

The spawn is the most exciting time of year to target big bass. As water temperatures warm, largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass become more active and move into shallow water to start bedding.

Upstate New York is blessed with some of the best freshwater fishing in the northeast, from salmon to walleye, trout to muskie. But the state’s most popular sport fish is bass, probably because they ...

When spring is on the horizon, anglers look forward to spawning time more than any fishing season of the year. As the water slowly warms, walleye, white bass, crappie and other favorites start moving ...

There are a number of things to consider when answering the question, “When do bass spawn?” But the shortest answer has to do with water temperature. Most black bass species spawn when water temps are ...