1. In Lakeland, even with the rainy weather, quite a few minnows and assorted jigs were deployed for specks. Wild shiners remain super popular for bass as the weather didn’t deter the fishermen. The ...

Few bass go through as much stress during the spawn as Toyota ShareLunkers, but they are still able to spawn. Fishing the spawn has no impact on public water fishing. Without a doubt there is no ...

The bass spawn is one of the best times of the year to catch your personal best largemouth or smallmouth. As water temperatures warm across the country, bass begin to gorge on food in preparation for ...

In Alabama, the pollen is thick on the truck, the buttercups are popping out of the ground, and the dogwoods are about to bloom—all indicators that bass should be heading onto beds soon. The same can ...

1. In Lakeland, bass are continuing to spawn, so stick to the shallow water, try flipping dark-colored creature baits. If you can find them, try shiners for bass as well. Specks continue to hit ...

Fishing for bass on their spawning beds has always been a touchy subject. Though it’s very easy to say that disrupting them while they’re trying to replenish future stocks sounds wrong, the reality is ...

Jerkbaits are one of the most effective lures for smallmouth bass all season long, but I’d argue they shine the brightest during the pre-spawn stage of the early season. Their ability to be worked at ...

Spawning bass are not actively feeding so they seldom react to fast moving baits like they do other times of the year. Bass pro Kelly Jordon says slow is the way to go in the spring. When it comes to ...

Bass fishing is just plain fun. But what’s the most fun way to catch them? On my way up to a recent Northwoods bass fishing week, a friend asked if there was some specific bite I hoped I would ...

Dogwood trees on the river bank sport dazzling white blossoms during April. There's also plenty of white swimming in the streams that flow into Beaver Lake when schools of white bass move up these ...

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust, switching ...

Shad spawns can pay off big, but bass pros who win big money don’t go all in on them. To catch big bass all day during a shad spawn, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. In an ...