Author returns to his roots for some fishing fun.
DNR has confirmed Illinois has a new state record for smallmouth bass. Joseph Capilupo, of LaGrange, landed the 7 pound, 3 ounce smallie late Monday night while fishing the Lake Michigan Shoreline in downtown Chicago.
Topwaters are great fun, but when smallies aren’t looking up, try these bass’n tactics.
A Mississippi River mayfly hatch hindered the bass bite for the author, but he eventually discovered a way to grip some bronzeback lip.
Even on a relatively average day on Lake St. Clair, the smallmouth bass fishing can be very good.
The inaugural Mille Lacs Smallmouth Alliance (MLSA) Free the Fighter Team Big Bass Challenge, presented by In Tune Marine/Vexus Boats, is scheduled Saturday, Oct. 6 on Lake Mille Lacs in central Minnesota, along with an MLSA high school event Oct. 7. The Challenge will be patterned after Classic Bass Champions Tour events – after a smallmouth bass is caught, it…
When a bronzeback busts a topwater lure, gear up, because other hawgs likely are close.
While bass to the north of our state take a longer time to grow big, and some fish in southern states reach large size much faster, we here in the middle are pretty good at producing big bass rather quickly, too.
Not using this fishing technique? Then expect America’s next top anglers to inquire: “Why aren’t you wacky-rigging?”
A population estimate completed this year shows there are some 67,000 smallmouth bass in the 128,000-acre lake.
A recently compiled post-tournament tally showed 332 anglers caught 1,359 fish, including 963 smallmouth bass and 396 northern pike. The totals are a marked increase from the tournament’s first run in 2016, when 56 anglers caught only 582 fish.
The fall bite for northern pike, largemouth bass, and other species just might improve when the water temperatures peak in the afternoon.
As summer transitions into fall, consider your complete fishing repertoire to up your hook-setting odds with lunker largemouth or smallmouth.
When it comes to finding late-summer bronzebacks, think rocky structure, vary your lures, and prepare to cover some water.
Last September’s Bassmaster tournament on the lake went a long way toward that rating by Bassmaster Magazine.
Big smallmouths are no longer limited to the known trophy waters of Green Bay or Chequamegon Bay.
A cautious approach is the way to go when it comes to Lake Mille Lacs’ smallmouth bass
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