From their looks to their fighting style to how we catch them to where they live, here’s how America’s favorite fish stack up ...

Most anglers pack it in for winter, but late-season smallmouths are just heating up. Discover where to find them and the ...

Today we're hip wading for smallmouth bass using crankbaits. An excellent way to catch smallmouth bass for the boatless ...

The fish took its own sweet time, as smallmouth bass will sometimes do, eyeballing the rubber-legged popper as it drifted along the edge of a grass bed. I followed with the rod tip. You can’t rush ...

We're out on the waters of Lake Ontario with Dirk and some friends. Today's target: smallmouth bass. We rig up with 3/4oz Stingnose Jigging spoons and jig up ourselves some excellent smallmouth bass.

Stalking smallmouth bass in creeks and small rivers is a top summertime angling opportunity. Trout are great. Bass are, too. Bluegills, catfish and even carp are fun to catch. But in my opinion, ...

Fly Fishing With Big Streamers For Big Smallies During this time of the season, my favorite and most productive ways to catch large smallies are by throwing big streamers. But that by itself is not ...

Autumn is a unique time for fishing as many anglers turn to hunting, leaving boat ramps less crowded as fish feed more ...

On many iconic trout streams, experts say released fish aren't thriving. Yet anglers oppose stocking these blue-ribbon waters ...

Paddlers floating the Elk River on summer Saturdays can almost walk downstream from boat to boat and never get wet feet. They ...

Stalking smallmouth bass in creeks and small rivers is a top summertime angling opportunity. Trout are great. Bass are, too. Bluegills, catfish and even carp are fun to catch. But in my opinion, ...

Stalking smallmouth bass in creeks and small rivers is a top summertime angling opportunity. Trout are great. Bass are, too. Bluegills, catfish and even carp, are fun to catch. But in my opinion, ...