Thankfully, I live in the Northeast, a hotbed for smallmouth lakes, rivers, and streams. I’ve grown up catching these incredible fish and have chased them across the country in tournaments since. I’ve ...

Lake Erie, Dale Hollow Lake, and the St. Lawrence River are just a few locations in the U.S. that grow giant smallmouth. These are iconic places to fish, but to truly be effective on those waters, you ...

Thomas Russell and his long-time fishing partner and cousin Eric Sullivan were targeting smallmouth on Cayuga Lake when they hooked into the biggest smallmouth bass ever caught in New York state. The ...

(For years, I’ve interviewed top anglers and have noticed many talk more about the little things that make such a big difference, such as proper hook set or netting. This is the third in a series of ...

There’s a reason former Field & Stream Fishing Editor, A.J. McClane called the river smallmouth “the greatest freshwater gamefish of all.” If you’ve come under this fish’s spell in its river ...

When anglers think about fishing during the summer months, one word comes to mind: tough! Being cool-water fish, smallmouth bass tolerate the warm waters of the summer, but don't exactly thrive. It's ...

Today we're hip wading for smallmouth bass using crankbaits. An excellent way to catch smallmouth bass for the boatless angler when you want to get off the shoreline, and into the shore! As always ...

ERIE, Pa. — Only a few short hours north of almost anywhere in West Virginia lies a body of water larger than the entire Mountain State and flush with some of the best fishing in America. Anglers from ...

In the valley just before dawn the town lights glitter in indigo shadow while the sky begins to fire from the rising sun. I like to leave the house then, though I know the settled clouds of autumn ...