Gear up for a quick release. A small net and good pliers will help you release fish unharmed. If you want to keep bass to eat ...

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 ...

As anglers begin heading to the second event of the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series, it feels appropriate to take a look at what's happening on legendary Lake Okeechobee at Clewiston, Florida for ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust, switching ...

For bass, the period that follows the spawn is a time of transition. The post-spawn is the time that bass slide off to less-pressured water and work on dealing with the stress of making little bass.

With Memorial Day in the rearview and summer break underway, you have a better chance of colliding with a JetSki than a with spawning bass on most lakes and rivers in the U.S. But there’s still a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Bass Pro Shops sponsored angler and owner of Webb’s Guide Service Mike Webb shares this week’s fishing report on area lakes. The water is rising so go to the back of the ...

"Unpredictable" is the word that best describes the springtime white bass and walleye spawning run up the Beaver Lake tributaries. Both spawning migrations are two of the most anticipated fishing ...

Although throwing topwater baits is exciting, expecting those explosive blow-ups, reaction baits with better hook-up ratios will put more fish in your boat during Tennessee River reservoir shad-spawns ...

Shad spawns can pay off big, but bass pros who win big money don’t go all in on them. To catch big bass all day during a shad spawn, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. In an ...