Thankfully, I live in the Northeast, a hotbed for smallmouth lakes, rivers, and streams. I’ve grown up catching these incredible fish and have chased them across the country in tournaments since. I’ve ...

From their looks to their fighting style to how we catch them to where they live, here’s how America’s favorite fish stack up ...

In this edition of The Starting Spot: -See for yourself exactly what lures the top finishing pros at the recent Toyota Series Tournament on the Potomac River were using to catch their bass. -When ...

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 ...

Bassmaster pro Trey McKinney Details St Clair Elite Win, Pat Shlapper Winter Tube Techniques for Bass, and the Best Lures to ...

Are you ready for some football? That’s the war cry heard across much of the country throughout the fall, and the uninitiated think it refers to a sporting event involving a pigskin. The truly savvy ...

Most anglers pack it in for winter, but late-season smallmouths are just heating up. Discover where to find them and the ...

LAKE OF THE WOODS, Minn. – The 3½-pound smallmouth bass smacked a tube jig on his very first cast, and during one stretch on this picture-perfect September day, it looked as if Ben Barrus might just ...

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 ...

All fishers 13 years and older need a license to fish in Tennessee. More than 20 lakes across the Volunteer State were named top fishing destinations. Kentucky Lake is named th best fishing lake in ...