
These seven lures will catch all the smallmouth you can handle
There are a lot of reasons anglers love smallmouth bass but one of the biggest is that they tend to be aggressive and will bite darn near anything you throw at them.
But remember:
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There are a lot of reasons anglers love smallmouth bass but one of the biggest is that they tend to be aggressive and will bite darn near anything you throw at them.
But remember:

Ah, the serenity of fishing.
Just an angler, a fishing pole and maybe thousands of dollars worth of sonar equipment offering an exact image of what that walleye or bass is doing in the

When mayflies began their population recovery in the mid-1990s, walleye fishermen found that the weight-forward spinner lure bite noticeably slowed when these swarms of insects emerged from the lake in June.
Charter captains began

For nearly 1,000 years, we’ve worked to improve our vision.
Italian monks made eyeglasses by the 13th century. In the 1600s, seafarers gazed at distant shores through spyglasses. The first telescope was patented in

Most hunters know there are bolt-action rifles and lever-actions rifle and autoloading rifles. A few even remember pump action rifles and break actions and even falling block actions! But how does each work?

The eastern hellgrammite continues to cause a stir. The growing interest makes me think back to the Gapen hellgrammite, a jig body with rubber strands sticking out, the first set exaggerated in length. He sold

Casting from the sunlight into the shadow that stretched along the river bank, the small splash of the lure’s landing interrupted the calm, glassy surface only inches from the shore.
One second. Two seconds.

For many who regularly enjoy various outdoor pursuits, a mid-sized 4×4 pickup or SUV often hits a sweet spot for that interest, balancing towing ability, cargo capacity, and off-road performance with manageable driving dimensions for

Impervious to a “honey do” list, Father’s Day is the perfect time for Dad to park the mower and hop in the boat, pitch a tent, or open up some cool gifts for the outdoors
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