Greg Bambenek remembers as a kid going out on the Mississippi River with his dad, putting out set lines for flathead catfish. In a rowboat, the two would set out 50 baits, all suspended from one long ...

Spawning season is when bass fishing myths do the most damage. You hear hard rules repeated every spring—dates, temperatures, moon phases, and behaviors that are supposedly set in stone. The problem ...

Let’s face it, fishing the spawn is straight up fun. It's an attractive way to fish, you can watch the fish react to a bait, and you catch a lot of fish. But the truth is, it can damage fisheries, and ...

1. In Lakeland, bass are continuing to spawn, so stick to the shallow water, try flipping dark-colored creature baits. If you can find them, try shiners for bass as well. Specks continue to hit ...

Few bass go through as much stress during the spawn as Toyota ShareLunkers, but they are still able to spawn. Fishing the spawn has no impact on public water fishing. Without a doubt there is no ...

In Alabama, the pollen is thick on the truck, the buttercups are popping out of the ground, and the dogwoods are about to bloom—all indicators that bass should be heading onto beds soon. The same can ...

Fishing for bass on their spawning beds has always been a touchy subject. Though it’s very easy to say that disrupting them while they’re trying to replenish future stocks sounds wrong, the reality is ...

This pre-spawn smallmouth jerkbait bite happens all across the Northern U.S. and Canada with giant bass and unforgettable strikes! Here are lures, conditions, and expert tips you need to know. Bass ...

SAM RAYBURN — Water level is nine inches high and fairly clear to stained. Water temp in the upper 60s, low 70s. Lots of anglers fishing. Clint Wade with Outlaw Outdoors says bass are spawning in the ...