If you’re a largemouth nut, you’re not waiting for the weather to turn balmy before hitting water. You’re looking for the best bass lures for early spring—emphasis on early. You’re out there right now ...

In simplest form, using a crankbait is the easiest lure to use for bass fishing. Throw it. Retrieve it. Consistently catching bass with crankbaits requires more nuance. If a crankbait hits something ...

There may be a polar vortex freezing more than half the country right now, but don't lose heart, we'll be fishing soon enough. Granted, up here in Wisconsin, we won't be on open water for another ...

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 ...

March can be a great month for fishing. Trout streams are being stocked, crappies and bluegills are firing up and even on some nasty days some bass are starting to roam and feed. A lot is going on and ...

Northeast Ohio’s bass fishing is ahead of schedule based on my Kentucky Derby seasonal yardstick. Historically, I’ve always enjoyed the peak of my spring bass fishing as the thoroughbreds lined up at ...

Beaver Lake: Trolling with crank baits for crappie is starting to kick in. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said that bite is starting earlier than usual this spring. Trolling for crappie will only get ...