Spring is the absolute best time of year to catch bass near the bank. Smallmouths, largemouths, and spotted bass all flood the shallows each spring to spawn. As part of their annual ritual, the bass ...

Although the Bassmaster Elite Series fished out of Palatka, Florida just last year, it was in April rather than this year’s February visit. But back in 2022 they did fish a mid-February tournament ...

Expert insights on bass behavior, proven tournament baits, and the best fishing spots for bass fishing on Lake Okeechobee at Clewiston, Florida. As anglers begin heading to the second event of the ...

Although throwing topwater baits is exciting, expecting those explosive blow-ups, reaction baits with better hook-up ratios will put more fish in your boat during Tennessee River reservoir shad-spawns ...

Jerkbaits are one of the most effective lures for smallmouth bass all season long, but I’d argue they shine the brightest during the pre-spawn stage of the early season. Their ability to be worked at ...

Pro angler Kelly Jordon said fishing slow, different size baits and getting off the beaten path are just some of the ways to be successful when a lake is crowded with bass fishermen fishing the spawn.

The walleye spawn is on. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said walleye are being caught from the White River arm of the lake from Walker's Bluff upstream to Lake Sequoyah dam. Jig and minnow combinations, ...

Spawning bass are not actively feeding so they seldom react to fast moving baits like they do other times of the year. Bass pro Kelly Jordon says slow is the way to go in the spring. When it comes to ...

Fish the south end of the lake for striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said good catches of stripers were reported before March rain muddied the upstream portions of the lake. Striper fishing ...

As anglers begin heading to the second event of the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series, it feels appropriate to take a look at what's happening on legendary Lake Okeechobee at Clewiston, Florida for ...