Lake Erie, Dale Hollow Lake, and the St. Lawrence River are just a few locations in the U.S. that grow giant smallmouth. These are iconic places to fish, but to truly be effective on those waters, you ...

Bass anglers love bass, right? But exactly what do you picture when you dream about that personal best bass? Is it green or bronze? Are you fishing in a jungle of dense weeds and cypress trees or ...

Plenty of hefty smallmouth bass fall for crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and midsize swimbaits all along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. These more aggressive lures have their time and ...

Hello folks, this week we're coming at you from within the waters of Lake Eerie where we waded out into the shoreline, waist deep, and bait up with crankbaits to surf cast for those wonderful ...

Forrest Fisher shares the fun of springtime catch-and-release smallmouth bass fishing in Dunkirk Harbor — it’s exciting fun. Submitted photo The first time I saw a typical Lake Erie smallmouth bass ...

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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 ...

There’s a reason former Field & Stream Fishing Editor, A.J. McClane called the river smallmouth “the greatest freshwater gamefish of all.” If you’ve come under this fish’s spell in its river ...

OGDENSBURG, N.Y. – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar has announced that a new state record for smallmouth bass was set on Sept. 22. Using a soft ...

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More than 10,000 definitive anglers earned prestigious Fish Ohio pins, a recognition of trophy-sized catches, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The ODNR's Division of Wildlife ...