River Smallmouths Close to Home
Monday, 06 May 2024
Wherever you live in the Midwest, I’m willing to bet a fortune there’s a major river system located a drive away that’s teeming with big smallmouths. If you’re willing to explore and find them, prepare yourself for some life-changing events and newfound fishing addictions.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Spring Smallmouth Hot Spots
Wednesday, 01 May 2024
Usually by late April, another spring season has arrived – for me, anyways. The cabin gets opened for the year, I pick-up my boat from winter storage, and scramble to make preparations to fish within the next day or two. It’s the most exciting time of the year!
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
River Smallmouths Early and Late
Monday, 22 April 2024
My region’s river systems provide some of the best and most exciting smallmouth fishing early and late in the year. This year (2024), will remain to be seen, as we are in a major drought right now.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
Window Fishing
Monday, 08 April 2024
Successful fishing is all about right time, right place. The right time and place for my boat to catch the biggest fish of the year is in May, and later in September and October. The spring spawn, September feeding, and October wintering periods create vulnerabilities for smallmouth, where the biggest fish are most apt
- Published in Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
Conquering Cold Water Smallmouths
Monday, 01 April 2024
Cold weather and water temperatures affect anglers more mentally than physically. Cold affects smallmouths too, but not as drastically as it does to humans. Isn’t it funny how smallmouths are heartier than people?
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Ice Out Smallmouths on Northern Lakes
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
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. While catching smallmouths from 39 to 42-degree water temperature is not an easy task across every Northwoods lake, results can be achieved if you are
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Fishing with Kids
Friday, 01 March 2024
One of life’s greatest blessings is fishing with children, and introducing a youngster to the sport.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Giant Smallmouths from Trout Waters
Friday, 01 March 2024
We should all know what happens when trout get stocked in Western American lakes – its bass fishery grows into huge world-record sizes as a result of feeding on its stocked trout. Largemouths of that caliber simply don’t exist in these waters, as we are in too cold of a latitude to grow such
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Kalin’s Lunker Grub – A Swimming Grub Seminar
Friday, 23 February 2024
Are these the greatest smallmouth catchers of all time? What they are for me might not be for you.
- Published in Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
