Largemouth bass are the most popular game fish in America for one key reason: Accessibility. No matter where you live, there’s a strong possibility there are largemouths close by. Furthermore, you don ...

Winter’s grip is loosening. You’re dying to fish. Unfortunately, those super-early-season bites can be the toughest to score thanks to cold, dirty water and sluggish targets. Have no fear. This ...

The spawn is the most exciting time of year to target big bass. As water temperatures warm, largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass become more active and move into shallow water to start bedding.

Northeast Ohio’s bass fishing is ahead of schedule based on my Kentucky Derby seasonal yardstick. Historically, I’ve always enjoyed the peak of my spring bass fishing as the thoroughbreds lined up at ...

A Chatterbait (AKA bladed jig or vibrating jig) is one of the most beloved "power fishing" lures in a bass angler’s arsenal. It combines the flash of a spinnerbait, the vibration of a crankbait, and ...

The first time you get out on the water in the spring is, literally, a breath of fresh air. Warm spring days mean it’s finally time to start fishing! The start of the fishing season typically kicks ...

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 ...

Topwater bass fishing can be just about the most exciting way to catch bass. In the spring and early summer you can really capitalize on some big bites in the low light hours by fishing topwater baits ...

Spring fishing is here. Opening Day in Rhode Island for trout is Saturday, April 13. Anglers are catchingholdover striped bass, tautog season opens April 1 and soon we will have an abundance of ...