Our bass experts predict when and where to fish the pre-spawn to catch giant largemouth and smallmouth.

The Starting Spot: -Who will qualify for the 2026 BPT? -The best baits for big smallmouth bass. -When, where and how to fish the Ned Rig.

In today’s 8-4-25 edition of The Starting Spot: -You know if there’s a professional fishing tournament on a premier smallmouth bass fishery like the St Lawrence River, the likelihood of it ...

Anglers flock to Dunkirk Harbor during the spring trophy season to target giant smallmouth bass due to the unique environmental conditions and seasonal behavior of the bass. The smallmouth migrate ...

Invasive smallmouth bass have threatened native fish in the Colorado River as it flows through the Grand Canyon. Federal officials recently cleared out a warm backwater below Glen Canyon Dam where ...

The Starting Spot: -Seth Feider plus Z-Man creates new “Secret Agent” Smallmouth bait. -Bass jigs are a go-to. 5 tips to make them even better. -How to install a live well oxygenator.

I expected, and predicted, that someone would catch a state record bass this month. Like most anglers though, I never dreamed it would be a giant smallmouth.

In Grand Rapids, after you've caught your fill of steelhead, you can switch rivers and chase big, aggressive smallmouth bass. Here's how.

For once, all forces converged for the greatest morning of fishing smallmouth bass on May 29 on the Chicago lakefront. Frankly, it was my greatest morning of fishing, period.

In today’s 7-23–25 edition of The Starting Spot: -As the Tackle Warehouse Invitational series winds down, the anglers aiming to qualify for next year’s BPT series are stacked up.