
Early season is a bass bonanza
If you think you’re in water that’s shallow enough, you’re probably still fishing too deep. I’ve caught countless bass this time of year within 6 inches of shore in water less than a foot deep.

If you think you’re in water that’s shallow enough, you’re probably still fishing too deep. I’ve caught countless bass this time of year within 6 inches of shore in water less than a foot deep.

On May 2, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board implemented a 31-inch maximum size limit for striped bass recreational fisheries, effective immediately, to conserve striped bass, making it more likely

Spurred by a warning about increased fishing pressure on already over-fished Atlantic striped bass, East Coast fishery managers took emergency action in early May to curtail the recreational catch of the popular species while preparing

The Department of Natural Resources has long said that one of its goals is to provide recreational opportunities. Probably the best thing it has done for fishermen – and I really don’t know whether to

A fishing friend recently told me he wanted to try fly fishing for bass. He knew there were hundreds of fancy trout flies, but should he get different ones for more aggressive freshwater bass?

When Minnesota’s inland game fish season began last Saturday, the open season for both largemouth and smallmouth bass opened, too. But outside the Northeast Zone, the bass season was catch and release only until May

Hunter Petrovic, a senior at Minooka Community High School, has been selected as a member of the 2023 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team.
Petrovic has an impressive five wins this past year, including

A 9.3-pound largemouth bass was caught during a Rend Lake fishing tournament last year, and anyone who thinks it was a fluke need only look at two other bass caught in the lake in 2022.

Something that’s often missing from articles and videos about “take a kid fishing” is the ability to successfully net a fish for your fishing buddy. Actually, that’s a skill most how-to fishing articles overlook, but
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