Someone recently told me that spring is “just around the corner,” but he got away before I could ask him just which corner that was. I would go stand closer to that corner because, I’m ready for ...

Largemouth and smallmouth bass are undoubtedly the most popular freshwater gamefish in North America. It’s also probably safe to say that more lures have been designed to catch them than all other ...

March can be a great month for fishing. Trout streams are being stocked, crappies and bluegills are firing up and even on some nasty days some bass are starting to roam and feed. A lot is going on and ...

Spring’s warming weather gets bass anglers going because it gets bass moving toward shallow water, where they’re more accessible. However, they’re not necessarily easier to catch. Even pros admit that ...

Spring fishing can be feast or famine. So keep in mind the bite can turn hot in a hurry if you’re on your game. Right now is also the best time of the year to land a trophy bass. Understanding how ...

Spinnerbaits are some of the most productive yet simplest bass lures of all time. They can be used to target spotted, largemouth, and smallmouth bass from a foot of water out to about 20 feet with ...

A Chatterbait (AKA bladed jig or vibrating jig) is one of the most beloved "power fishing" lures in a bass angler’s arsenal. It combines the flash of a spinnerbait, the vibration of a crankbait, and ...

Northeast Ohio’s bass fishing is ahead of schedule based on my Kentucky Derby seasonal yardstick. Historically, I’ve always enjoyed the peak of my spring bass fishing as the thoroughbreds lined up at ...

I’d been watching the robins hopping around my back yard in search for the “early worm” and hoping that they were a sign that spring was really just around the corner, not just a day marked on the ...

I’ve fished for bass in more than 20 states, visiting some of the finest trophy waters in the nation. I’ve caught bass in enormous man-made impoundments, big oxbow lakes, sluggish delta rivers and ...

March can be a great month for fishing. Trout streams are being stocked, crappies and bluegills are firing up and even on some nasty days, some bass are starting to roam and feed. A lot is going on ...

When Lynn Atkinson wriggled his boat through the flooded vegetation rimming the shoreline of a cove on Sam Rayburn Reservoir a couple of days ago, the veteran fishing guide noted signs that make bass ...