There's no better time to chase largemouth bass than fall. As the days grow shorter, water cools and leaves change to a brilliant crimson hue up here in the north, largemouths go on a feeding binge…
Chasing shallow-water smallmouth is one of my favorite types of fishing. There's something about sneaking up on a big bass, fooling it with a well placed cast, and then watching the acrobatics show…
As August makes an appearance, the fishing action — much like the water temperature — continues to be hot here in Ontario. A day on the water yesterday had me scouring the lake for largemouth bass.…
Years ago when a person wanted to teach kids to fish, they cut a switch off a tree, whittled off the nubs, tied a string and hook on the end, dug worms, and away they went.You can still do it that…
Most bass fishermen will agree that the good ole days of fishing jerkbaits is right now.
A Lucky-Craft Sammy hard-bodied jerkbait fooled this big largemouth bass in the early summer.
"A lot has…
Bass fishing is like a religion. To the ardent angler, it is a passion fueled by an insatiable appetite for all things Micropterus. Biblical? Not really, although, if truth be known, we are all…
Pop post-spawn bronzebacks on top!
Bed fishing smallmouths is a blast, but for the adrenaline junky in all of us, nothing beats the rush of busting beefy bronzebacks on topwater poppers. This big-…
"When you see that rod tip begin to bounce, grab the rod, do an about face and try to break the rod," Don Andreasen of Beaver Fever Guide Service said.
Beaver Lake guide Don Andreason (left) and…
While there's no denying the effectiveness of sinking worms like the Yamamoto Senko and Yum Dinger when bass are on beds, limiting their use to this scenario is a mistake.
Throw early summer…
As you probably already know, you can fly fish for almost any species of fish that swim through-out the lower 48 states such as pike, musky, carp, and of course trout. Of the many different species…
Although any time of year is a good time to catch smallmouth bass the pre-spawn period is one of favorites for bass enthusiasts across the country. Fish in this period are aggressive, looking to feed…
One craze that hit the bassin' scene may be short on looks and flash, but is a big-time producer when it comes to finessing finicky fish. Dubbed the "Shaky Head," this jig-and-plastic combo garners…
