Such is a typical day on the New River chasing prespawn smallmouth bass with the folks from New River Fly Fishing. Smith and Howard have been fishing the river for decades, and they say prespawn ...

The author with an early fall smallmouth on the fly. Bass fishing is about as iconic a summer activity as eating hotdogs at baseball games and launching fireworks on the Fourth of July. It’s a time ...

When it comes to smallmouth vs largemouth bass, there are probably more similarities between the species than there are differences. Both are among the most sought after freshwater game fish in ...

Expertise, experience, and enthusiasm – that’s a formula for success when it comes to chasing Susquehanna smallmouth bass. It also doesn’t hurt to have a state-of-the-art bass boat tricked ...

So, if you want to catch smallmouth bass in rivers this summer, follow these topwater tactics. Choose Your Attack Time The summer sun is your enemy for two reasons. Most critically, when streams ...

(The current Ohio record for smallmouth bass is 9.5 pounds.) Gallagher’s catch measured 23-3/4 inches with a girth of 19-3/8 inches. According to the Ohio DNR, the fish was hatched in 2006.

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 ...