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 ...

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 ...

I’ve been fishing creeks for smallmouth bass since I was just a little kid, and it never gets old. Although I have a boat, ...

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 ...

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From the unsurprising domination of a jig-and-minnow to the rising popularity of the dice bait, here’s what the pros used to haul in trophy smallmouth during the August 2025 Bassmaster Elite stop in ...

A bass angler fishing the southern end of Lake Michigan landed a tank of a smallmouth bass Thursday that nearly broke the Illinois record. Kyle Danhausen’s smallie weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces, just one ...

Fall is one of the best times of year to catch a giant bronzeback. But it can also be one of the toughest times of year to locate fish, which makes covering water and being mobile the name of the game ...

In the world of American fishing, bass is king. While largemouth may be the more sought after variety, the smallmouth bass isn't far behind. Growing up in the Midwest, and later the Shenandoah Valley ...

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