Learn how to read water, analyze bass behavior, and uncover high-confidence spots that consistently hold big bass year after year. Honestly, I’m not a big secret hot spots kind of fisherman, but ...

One of the most recognizable aquatic structures to hold largemouth bass is undoubtedly the lily pad. Offering up shade and a cooler water environment, defined and hidden ambush points for picking off ...

The bass are making spawning beds and are up shallow. Ned rigs and Tube jigs are working great. Keep a Zara Spook topwater bait close. Suppose there’s no wind, fish a shaky head. If you have wind, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Check out this week’s fishing report courtesy of Mike Webb, Bass Pro Shops sponsored angler and owner of Webb’s Guide Service. There’s no shortage of water! The pattern from ...

Fall is one of the best times of year to catch a giant bronzeback. But it can also be one of the toughest times of year to locate fish, which makes covering water and being mobile the name of the game ...

New York state’s 2025 regular bass season opens tomorrow, June 15 and runs through Nov. 30. There’s also a catch-and-release season from Dec. 1 through June 14. Smallmouth and largemouth ...

The bass spawn is one of the best times of the year to catch your personal best largemouth or smallmouth. As water temperatures warm across the country, bass begin to gorge on food in preparation for ...

This story was originally published in the June 1966 issue of Outdoor Life. During the 1950s and 60s, the author, Anthony A. Ciuffa absolutely hammered giant largemouth bass in small farm ponds across ...

In a media advisory last week, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries outlined how it is continuing to make the striped bass fishery enjoyable and sustainable. “This year will likely be a ...

Honestly, I’m not a big secret hot spots kind of fisherman, but sometimes finding the best bass fishing spots can be an exciting part of solving the puzzle that keeps anglers coming back for more. Of ...