Catching bass during the prespawn period is often a hit-or-miss proposition. One day they're there, the next they're not. Bass enter a period of stress and instability as winter changes to spring,…
It's mid-March. There's snow on the ground as well as the mention of more in the weather forecast in the northeast. Winter seems reluctant to give way to spring here in western Pennsylvania. But it…
White bass are one of our most popular gamefish and the most exciting time to fish for them is during their annual spring spawning run up streams and rivers across America.
When water temperatures…
I like it when my guide fishes with me on a booked trip. That's particularly true when I'm the only client, as was the case on a recent outing. The more baits in the water, the quicker we'll find a…
Immediately following the spawn is not usually a productive time for catching smallmouth bass. They are exhausted from the rigors of courtship and tend to be a little fickle. But they can still be…
After bass fish leave their beds their mood can range from savagely aggressive to totally lockjawed. There is no set pattern and all sorts of fishing lures can work now.
Start looking for post-spawn…
Here’s a good question I received while doing a seminar on fishing for spring bass: Which are better during the spring -- pre-frontal or post-frontal conditions?
Well, hands down, my answer is pre-…
Dave Keith with a smallmouth. One of the more overlooked angling options is that provided by smallmouth bass in smaller flowing waters, low gradient streams, the kind that get too warm for…
A number of years ago, I stumbled onto an opportunity to learn some great fishing “secrets.” As a fishing pro staffer for Cincinnati Outdoor World’s Bass Pro Shops, I have had the privilege of…
Since they were accidentally trapped in Santee-Cooper lakes in South Carolina over half a century ago, striped bass have been introduced in hundreds of lakes throughout the country. In most cases the…
It’s hot outside, and the fish are also feeling the heat. Thus, I want to think about the body of water I’m going to fish and look at its character. Is it a lake, river or tidal, and is it in the…
Here we are, and it’s already February. If the weather holds consistent with the way it has been going, this should be a great fishing month. I can remember many years ago when we had a mild winter…
