Imagine a time way back in antiquity when an early angler dragged a fish to the mud at his feet and expressed disdain for his catch.

Don’t know what to throw for smallmouth? From rivers to lakes, the best smallmouth bass lures will put more bass in the boat.

Anglers reported catching good numbers in the southern part of the bay while fishing the flats. Those casting and slowly retrieving swimbaits and tube jigs had the best luck. Anglers fishing the Elk ...

The brook trout may be the state fish, and due to abundant stockings, many fishermen may think of Pennsylvania as a predominantly trout state. Still, they are missing an opportunity to catch a real ...

Fish the best bass lures to catch more lunkers. We reviewed the best jerkbaits, worms, frogs, chatterbaits, and more.

It doesn't really matter where you are in the country, July is hot. From South Florida clear up into upper New York state, ...

From south Florida to New York, the temps are rising and the bass are biting. The bite is all over the place right now, though, with smallmouth still spawning in the Great Lakes and lunkers down ...

River smallmouth bass, such as this one caught and released recently by Matt Muldoon, often respond to soft bodied swimibaits. Photo by Jeff Knapp ...

Smallmouth bass are prized by anglers but, when introduced to waters outside of their natural range, can outcompete native ...

There were rumblings of anglers catching the occasional smallmouth along the south shore of Lake of the Woods, Ben Barrus said, but few people seriously fished for them.

Kyle Danhausen missed catching the Illinois-record smallmouth bass on Thursday by one ounce, but he expects the record to increase rapidly over the next few years.

Kyle Danhausen, who lives an hour south of Chicago, caught the trophy bass in the heart of the city. It weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, just one ounce shy of the Illinois record.