Largemouth bass are the most popular game fish in America for one key reason: Accessibility. No matter where you live, there’s a strong possibility there are largemouths close by. Furthermore, you don ...

Largemouth bass live nearly everywhere freshwater environments exist--49 of the 50 United States, with Alaska as the exception. They are aggressive feeders, fooled by a wide range of lures and ...

As this year draws to a close, it’s only natural that we start thinking about all the things we’re going to do to make next year better. As bass anglers, the better part often refers to our fishing.

In a story on FieldAndStream.com: Targeting bass with giant glide baits continues to grow in popularity. What used to be a niche technique practiced mostly by West Coast anglers is now mainstream ...

Targeting bass with giant glide baits continues to grow in popularity. What used to be a niche technique practiced mostly by West Coast anglers is now mainstream across the country. Traditionally, ...

The bass are making spawning beds and are up shallow. Ned rigs and Tube jigs are working great. Keep a Zara Spook topwater bait close. Suppose there’s no wind, fish a shaky head. If you have wind, ...

When the first cool breeze of fall cuts across the lake, and the leaves start to drop, you can almost feel the bass waking up. After a long summer of sluggish days spent hugging deeper water, fall is ...

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 ...

No one has officially banned forward-facing sonar (FFS) yet. Sure, some tournament circuits have limited its use, but in your own day-to-day fishing you’re free to do what you want. Even though we saw ...

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 ...

This story was originally published in the June 1966 issue of Outdoor Life. During the 1950s and 60s, the author, Anthony A. Ciuffa absolutely hammered giant largemouth bass in small farm ponds across ...