BRANSON, Mo. — If you like to get out and enjoy the outdoors, fishing is a great way to spend beautiful day in the Ozarks. That’s for sure. And it’s about the time of year to start game planning to ...

This pre-spawn smallmouth jerkbait bite happens all across the Northern U.S. and Canada with giant bass and unforgettable strikes! Here are lures, conditions, and expert tips you need to know. Bass ...

Don’t know what to throw for smallmouth? From rivers to lakes, the best smallmouth bass lures will put more bass in the boat.

The spring is one of the best times to target bass across the country. Though there are certainly pockets of exciting fishing elsewhere on the calendar, the spring is when bass push shallow and become ...

Jerkbaits are one of the most effective lures for smallmouth bass all season long, but I’d argue they shine the brightest during the pre-spawn stage of the early season. Their ability to be worked at ...

Early season, pre-spawn bass action can be phenomenal — by far the best of the year. But it’s not always that way, so veteran Northeast Florida anglers follow a well-thought-out game plan to tip ...

Discover the top bass fishing lures for spring success, including the best baits for pre spawn, spawn, and post spawn conditions. Learn when to use crankbaits, jerkbaits, jigs, and soft plastics to ...

Anglers are increasingly experimenting with less common live baits such as crayfish, hellgrammites, and banded killifish to tempt larger, more selective fish, while tournament pros in 2026 are pairing ...

While bass typically spawn in shallow water, modern marine electronics with sophisticated sonar can still be used to target fish from the pre-spawn through the spawn and into post-spawn. Advancements ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...

For almost two weeks the snow and ice forced me to reminisce about how it felt to be on Lake Travis feeling a fish at the end of my line. The hot sunny weather of Feb. 24 found me on the lake finally ...