8.65 Smallmouth caught in the Watts Bar Opens Tournament by Seth Robinson last weekend. To learn more about WBO events go to this link on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/236126077053983/. or their website at https://www.wattsbaropens.com/. Contact them […]
Since the late 1990s, Mille Lacs Lake has become an increasingly popular destination for anglers who want to catch trophy-sized smallmouth bass. Until now, it wasn’t known how many of these fish – prized more […]
Decades ago, as Ed Enamait and other biologists surveyed the Potomac River for walleye, smallmouth bass, muskie and other freshwater game fish, they discovered a disturbing trend. Every year during the 1980s and ’90s, their […]
“In it to win it!” is Matt Belzil’s mantra. He and tournament partner Jason Clay did just that with a historic 31.84-pound limit of five bass at the 2017 Jack Link’s Lake Simcoe Open out […]
The popular Fox Chain of Lakes straddles the border between Lake and McHenry counties in northeast Illinois and stretches from Antioch, near the Illinois/Wisconsin state line, down to Pistakee Lake near the city of McHenry. […]
The finest smallmouth bass fishing in New York State and arguably the entire United States can be found in the waters of Lake Erie. Bass are found along the entire New York shoreline, with hotspots […]
Smallmouth Bass love eating crayfish, but not every crayfish becomes prey. Sometimes they’re able to fend off vicious attacks by remaining perfectly still, by adopting a defensive posture and by simply never giving up. While […]
Ho-hum. Lake Havasu, a 19,300-acre impoundment on the border with California has yielded another Arizona Colorado waters record fish. Of course, the record smallmouth bass, checking in at 6 pounds and 4.48 ounces, wasn’t boring […]
The hair transplant was a success: Bucktail Jigs make a big comeback with the walleye bigwigs. “Hair jigs, like the Northland Buck-A-Roo, work magic on cold-water walleyes. Here, Doc Samson hoists a late spring monster.” […]
So many anglers are focusing on steelhead right now, and that’s great! Steelies are a fun fish to catch. However, with water temperature in the low 50s to mid-40s, Marilyn and I prefer to fish […]
The Landing Net – We continue to experience unusually warm weather into mid-November. While the steel-head anglers have benefited from recent rains and the tributaries are now loaded with fish, the fall bite on inland […]
By – Chip Leer, Fishing The WildSide. In rivers across the Midwest, smallmouth bass make a fall migration from their summer ranges to deep wintering holes in the main channel. Along the way, they […]
Germantown, N.Y. resident Patrick Hildenbrand caught an 8 lb. 4 oz. smallmouth bass from the St. Lawrence River on August 28 during a fishing tournament in the Thousand Islands Region, New York State Department of […]
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection has proposed listing four miles of the 400-mile Susquehanna River as impaired for recreation. But though the river’s smallmouth bass have shown signs of illness and the populations have declined, […]
The world’s a harmonious place when Bill Plantan slides his canoe inconspicuously into the flow. A morning fog masks his craft, its intentions, and most of the river panorama. Unseen riffles trickle. Something crunches in […]
More than 1,500 fishing enthusiasts earned Master Angler patches in 2015, and six of the fish caught were recognized as new state records. One of the most spectacular catches was by Greg Gasiciel of Rhodes, […]
Hormone-altering compounds and herbicides are likely weakening the immune systems of Susquehanna River smallmouth bass, making them more susceptible to diseases, and that, in turn, has caused a population collapse for the bass, the river’s […]
Usually thought of as a muskie and largemouth bass lake, Kinkaid does have a growing population of smallmouth bass. Due to the heavy recreational boating traffic in summer, the best opportunity for catching a lunker […]
The California Delta Is Under Attack. The Delta is in position to have many fish species put on a list for removal. This list includes striped bass, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and catfish. Please read […]
I’m going fishing next week. Late September and October are wonderful times to be on the water almost anywhere in the Midwest chasing walleye, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and panfish. On the fishing trip I […]
Ancient map makers put a statement on their maps to justify why they had no information about the area. The statement was “There be dragons.” Time was Illinois fishermen could use such a statement might […]
There was ample position shifting taking place on Friday’s leaderboard that kept things very interesting. Day 2 of the Plano Bassmaster Elite at Lake St. Clair proved that some dreams never die, and persistence can […]
In this video Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Seth Feider fishes tubes for Smallmouth Bass on The Great Lakes. He shows how to rig the tube, areas to look for, as well as the equipment that […]
With the Bassmaster Elite Series regular-season schedule drawing to a close, many anglers are still fighting for crucial points in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings. With the AOY title and Bassmaster Classic […]
Activist Angler Reported – Barring considerable public protest during the next month, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is poised to remove all bag limits for smallmouth bass on the Columbia, Umpqua, and […]
Confidence means a lot to a tournament bass fisherman, and Oklahoma pro Edwin Evers said his was sagging a bit after a couple of tough events earlier this year. A win last month at BASSfest […]
This Report is brought to you by PA Great Lakes Region tourism with additional sponsorship from Wiegel Brothers Marine and Gamma Fishing. We answer the question: “What’s biting in the lakes, streams and rivers of […]
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) today announced that two independent laboratory tests have confirmed a malignant, or cancerous, tumor on a single smallmouth bass (SMB) caught in the middle Susquehanna River
As the fishing turns into summertime patterns, the need to size your baits properly will never be stronger. There is no doubt in my mind that we are trending toward a time of year that […]
Largemouth and smallmouth bass love wobbler style lures and you should, too. The fishing lure’s wobbling action causes powerful surface strikes that will shake you to the bone. Fishing wobblers such as jitterbugs, crazy crawlers […]
I got to fishing again this past week. My friend Mike Gottheardt and I were chasing smallmouth bass on a river in eastern Wisconsin. We caught’em good: Lots of smallmouth and some nice ones. Nothing […]
Autumn is a time for upsizing baits to catch trophy smallmouth bass. Big and chunky plastics top my list of presentations. Using a football jig head for rigging is an excellent choice. Here are three […]
You arrive at the Holcomb’s Landing Ramp just after dawn and look at the shoreline of Lake Cumberland. A line of damp rocks several inches thick rings the lake and the rip rap on the […]
I was on Kabetogama Lake in northern Minnesota a few days ago. Kab is a world-class walleye fishery, and is also really good for perch, crappies, northern pike, and smallmouth bass. We caught a good […]
I just returned from my most recent trip to Kabetogama Lake in northern Minnesota. Kab is a 25,000 acre lake that has lots of islands. Lots of islands means that you can almost always find […]
If you ask me, there are four hallmarks of a great fly: they should be easy and inexpensive to tie; the material required should be readily available; they should be simple to fish; and they […]
The Late June edition of ODU Magazine is here and we feel summer fishing all around us. Bass, walleye, panfish, trout and a little pike are all covered inside. At the end of the magazine […]
The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) goes by many nicknames—smallie, bronzeback, brownie, and brown bass, to name a few—which is a sign of its popularity in different parts of the country. It’s the most trout–like bass, […]
A late spring following a brutally cold winter caused some hit and miss stream smallmouth fishing this past spring. With the warm winds of June now here, stream smallmouth are settling into their summer patterns […]
Anyone who’s fished a tournament knows there’s more to competing than simply showing up on game day and relying on sheer luck to put fish in the boat. Especially if you want to win. Serious […]
I was going through one of my ice-fishing lure containers the other day and said to myself “I’ll be putting this stuff away before too long.” It seems I talk to myself more and more […]
Light tackle means different things to different people. Here is my take on the how to and benefits of light fishing, the biggest of which is catching more bass! To me, it means a 6- […]
Let’s face it, no one, single adhesive does it all, but PRO’s Soft Bait Fishing Glue shines above the rest for almost any task – whether fishing, boating, rod repair/building, or lure designing. PRO’s Soft […]
While the majority of my time in the fall is spent in the woods chasing whitetails, I was able to squeeze out a “cast and blast” trip on Lake Champlain recently. The plan was to […]
Check out the new PK Spoon patterns! We have Blue Gill Glow, Red Tiger Glow, Bengal Tiger Glow, Red Glow and Pink Pearl Glow! Find them at: http://www.pklures.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2. PK Jigging Spoons are the most dynamic […]
It took only one quick glance of the sonar screen to realize the end was near. The temperature readout was reporting water cold enough that, in just a few short weeks, would sport a paper-thin […]
Back when I lived in northeastern Iowa, the smallmouth bass was decidedly missing from most streams. Today it has made a phenomenal comeback proving a fishery for the angler that is second to none. The […]
With intentions to spend an afternoon bite for walleye dealing with shorelines tangled by thick invasive and poisonous plants, a buddy and I peeled out of work early. Sounds like a good idea right??? Being […]
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