Three Simple Ice-Out Smallmouth Strategies for 2025
Sunday, 23 March 2025
Finding smallmouths immediately at ice out depends on your temperature gauge and intricate knowledge of the lake’s locations as they relate to seasons. Be mindful that smallmouths are sensitive to water temperature changes. Any trickle of warmth is a trigger for increased feeding, while cold fronts are a killer.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Catching Smallmouths This March and April (hopefully)
Monday, 17 March 2025
Most years, I strive to be the first angler on the water targeting smallmouths at ice out. Doing this well before everyone else has become a unique fishing experience.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Embracing Spring Cold fronts
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
The main challenges we receive from cold fronts are the less than ideal and unmotivating fishing conditions they bring; Cold overnight temperatures, cloudless, bluebird, bright skies with humid-less crisp air that accompanies the high pressure that rides the frontal system’s backside. Spring cold fronts come frequently and often, as they usually follow thunderstorms, rain
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
My Best Day Ever
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Between a lot going on and lack of motivation, I’ve hit a wall for the first time in 3 years on my writing assignments this winter.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouths with the TRD FattyZ
Thursday, 06 February 2025
How can a single bait that’s so soft, supple and lively also withstand dozens to hundreds of strikes without waving the white flag?
- Published in Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
Monster Smallmouth Segment with Midwest Outdoors TV
Monday, 06 January 2025
On Monday, September 30th, I hosted a few dignitaries in the boat and it also included a camera guy for the TV. I took Larry Ladowski and Seth Meyer of Midwest Outdoors to Disney World, and its big smallmouths were not camera shy.
Smallmouths Feeding on Stocked Walleyes
Friday, 03 January 2025
If you want to learn about a new type of forage connection, then here’s a good one for you….. Back in October, many lakes received their annual walleye stockings. Many stockings succeed, others do not. As my anglers and I launched that morning, we found several carcasses of deceased extended growth fingerling walleyes
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
The Best Smallmouth Bass Lures of 2024
Friday, 13 December 2024
Welcome to our end of season lure reveal, profiling and showcasing the best fish catchers of 2024. This past season was our best yet, in terms of big fish, high average sizes, and number of trip days completed with customers.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
The Definition of Wintering Holes
Monday, 04 November 2024
Wintering holes are sites where a significant portion of the range-wide population of one or more species overwinter annually. In attempting to research the definition for “wintering site”, you might not find much out there as it relates to specific freshwater fish. There is no concrete, precise definition or description that I’ve found as
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
