
Pro Tip of the Week: For early summer bass, follow the slabs
Once the crappies leave the shallows, the bass will come in to spawn. Largemouth will spawn all over the lake, but I go to my crappie spots first. The bass will be on beds or

Once the crappies leave the shallows, the bass will come in to spawn. Largemouth will spawn all over the lake, but I go to my crappie spots first. The bass will be on beds or

Walleyes, panfish, and bass all move to emerging weedlines. Here’s the Minnesota fishing report across the state on June 10, 2026.

On a somewhat regular occasion, river fish and lake fish mingle in Des Plaines Lake and the Des Plaines River – but the two popular fishing water bodies should never be confused.
Des Plaines

Springfield — Salem High School’s Mya Russell and Cole Beard captured the 2026 Illinois Clash Championship with a total of 29 pounds, 2 ounces of bass during the Illinois Coaches and Student State Tournament Trail

There is more than one Duck Lake in New York State, but Cayuga County’s version stepped to the forefront back in 1998 when an angler caught a black crappie that established a new state record.<br

Well, if there is any kind of rule saying fish can’t live in shallow water, then Dodge County’s Beaver Dam Lake stands as a sterling exception based on the local DNR fishery crew’s 2021, 2015,

The jerkbait had almost returned to the rocky limestone shoreline after my first cast of the evening when the line stopped short. My rod tip began to lurch like a wild bronco was attached to

There is a stretch of the Juniata River that I am very familiar with and heartily recommend to anyone looking for a fishing adventure.
It begins just below the spillway of the Raystown Dam

Topwater drift fishing can be spectacular during summer evenings, low-light mornings, post-spawn periods, and calm conditions after wind. Bass key heavily on surface disturbance.
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