Know the Shad to Catch More Bass, Brent Ehrler’s Big Victory with Justin Lucas to Finish the 2025 Season, and a Life Chasing Smallmouth Bass and Lessons Learned ...

From Largemouth vs Smallmouth and the Debate Over Which Bass is Best, to 5 Proven Tips to Catch Your Personal Best Largemouth, to Colorado’s premier fly fishing destinations, these stories captured ...

From their looks to their fighting style to how we catch them to where they live, here’s how America’s favorite fish species stack up and which one reigns supreme. Bass anglers love bass, right? But ...

A group of Cornell University scientists have been outmaneuvered by a formidable (and genetically supercharged) adversary: the smallmouth bass of Little Moose Lake in New York State’s Adirondack ...

Oklahoma’s not considered the center of the universe for fly fishing by any means, but many would call the Illinois River a hidden gem for fly fishing. The river is home to dozens of species, drawing ...

Boater Clayton Reitz of Morton, Illinois, proved he’s got the Wolf River dialed in, as he caught a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 10 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League ...

Trey McKinney led from stem to stern. The 20-year-old from Illinois caught five smallmouth bass that weighed 23 pounds, 13 ounces Sunday to clinch the championship and the first prize of $102,500 at ...

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, ...

Smallmouth bass are prized by anglers but, when introduced to waters outside of their natural range, can outcompete native species. Despite years of eradication efforts in the Adirondacks, researchers ...

The Georgian Bay is my Favorite place to fish and probably has the best Smallmouth Bass fishing in the World! It's been 4 years since I've got to fish these waters and I was more than excited to get ...

St. Clair Shores — On a crisp, overcast morning on the dark, greenish-blue waters of Lake St. Clair, Dave LaVigne's fishing pole bowed like a candy cane as he reeled in what he hoped was a big fish. A ...