Spotted bass love crawfish like kids love candy. This season, if you go fishing for spots, or Kentucky bass as they’re often called, wrap your mind around that fact, and don’t let go. You can catch ...

Angler Mike McBride said crappie are in deep and shallow water. Fish for them with minnows or jigs and experiment with depth.

Finding the best bass fishing lure isn’t just about picking the flashiest option on the shelf. It’s about finding... The post ...

There’s nothing like the jolt of adrenaline when that fishing line jerks tight from a big-mouth bass hammering a lure as the rod bends over. Bass are aggressive fish that fight hard and are widely ...

Some things haven’t changed much since Chuck Tawney first picked up a fishing rod as a child in Harford County, Md. Tawney, the president of local bass fishing club Team Outcast, says that bass still ...

Here's how to catch a big spawning bass, then mount the fish and release it, too. Heavyweight spawning largemouth bass now are being caught throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia by many ...

This story, “Catch Big Bass Right Now,” appeared in the April 1970 issue on Outdoor Life. The small whitecaps pushed by a ...

Smallmouth bass have long been a favorite quarry of mine. Smallies are gnarly fighters, equally capable of airborne acrobatics and those line-peeling runs we all crave. And in Idaho, they are found in ...