It starts without warning. While fishing down the shoreline for bass on a glorious autumn day, the water behind you suddenly erupts in chaos. Huge schools of baitfish, with nowhere to flee, leap from ...

Some people live for the blow of a big largemouth creaming a swimbait. Others can’t get enough smallmouths erupting on Spooks walking across the surface. And, sure, I love those things too, but come ...

Kevin Kurz used his fly rod to whip a streamer over his head several times, then laid it perfectly in the shade of branches hanging over the water. The fly started to sink ... but it didn’t get far. A ...

Because of the early-summer rain and the late-summer heat, I haven’t caught nearly enough bass on a topwater bait this year. You’re probably in the same boat. I’ve never heard a bass angler say, “You ...

Capt. Alan Zaremba of Hollywood reported that peacock bass are now in their fall pattern in urban canals, which means they are traveling in schools. He said anglers should make long casts with ...

Whether you’re hitting the farm pond or the river this season, don’t leave home without these best bass flies for smallmouths and largemouths Some people live for the blow of a big largemouth creaming ...