When most people think of topwater smallmouth takes, they envision something violent: A slashing blow and shot of whitewater spraying into the air. Hits like that get the blood pumping for sure, but I ...

Dave Genz has a secret. Minnesota's ice-fishing guru's favorite fish isn't the bluegill, walleye or perch. Genz is hooked on smallmouth bass, particularly Mississippi River smallies. Forget the ice.

Summer can be cruel to a devout trout fisherman. I found that out during the relentless drought of 2016. By July, flows on the Farmington River—my home water in Connecticut—were reduced to a pathetic ...

River smallies will move up and down river systems, but as cooler weather progresses, schools gather in deeper holes associated with cover such as downed trees, but it’s not unusual for larger ...

My wife, Nancy, and I live in a little log cabin out in High Forest, a little community west of Stewartville that's dissected by the beautiful Root River. From our front steps, it’s a good 3-wood for ...

ON THE UPPER ST. CROIX RIVER — Only a sharp eye or one bent toward appreciating this region's history can spot the vestiges of the St. Croix River that once was. A waterway that in the 1700s ...