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The Best Lures for Smallmouths During the Mayfly Hatch
19 June 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
The Best Chatterbait Trailers
12 May 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Northwoods Bass 2026 Fishing Itinerary
23 April 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Fishing Reports
The Best Spots You Can Find with Satellite Imagery
23 April 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
The Importance of Wind for Spring Success
08 April 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth BassSMALLMOUTH BASS
The Best Lures for Smallmouths During the Mayfly Hatch
19 June 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth BassThe Best Spots You Can Find with Satellite Imagery
23 April 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth BassThe Importance of Wind for Spring Success
08 April 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Have Smallmouths Become Conditioned?
08 April 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
Fish These Lures to Catch More Smallmouths This Spring
08 April 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth BassLARGEMOUTH BASS
The Best Chatterbait Trailers
12 May 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth BassThe Best Spots You Can Find with Satellite Imagery
23 April 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
My Shallow Water Playbook for Ice Out Largemouths
05 March 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Finding Trophy Bass Lakes
26 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
My Best Chatterbaits for Spring Largemouths
20 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
The Definition of Wintering Holes
Monday, 04 November 2024
Wintering holes are sites where a significant portion of the range-wide population of one or more species overwinter annually. In attempting to research the definition for “wintering site”, you
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
How to Find Smallmouths in Late Fall
Monday, 28 October 2024
The greatest challenge for many late-season anglers, and those first-timers who try, is their inabilities of identifying likely wintering areas (and locating them), and poor usage with electronics.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
Suckers for Late Fall Smallmouth
Monday, 21 October 2024
Guides and the most serious late season anglers rely on live bait almost exclusively. Across most fisheries, live minnows work. Folks can fish with only a single rod with
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Late Fall Lure Selection
Monday, 14 October 2024
Fall isn’t for covering water. A slow pace is necessary. On a typical day, you might only have time to fish 3 or 4 major areas in totality. Due
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
Fall Migrations are Condition-Driven
Monday, 07 October 2024
All living creatures respond to seasonal changes. As water temperatures will plunge throughout October month, we must respond accordingly and slide deeper to the depth levels where smallmouths will
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Bottom Feeders: Smallmouths and Sculpins
Tuesday, 01 October 2024
The invasive Round Goby invasion of the Great Lakes in the 1990’s shaped smallmouth fisheries forever. Their abundance and blanket of the lake bottom transformed what were once pedestrian
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
How Late into the Fall is Still Good?
Tuesday, 01 October 2024
“Assuming it’s safe to get out there, how late in the year is smallmouth fishing still potentially good?” asked a Lake Ontario-based angler, at one of the many Facebook
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Feast on Fall Largemouths
Monday, 23 September 2024
Similar to spring, fall in the northwoods is short and condensed. Between summer and winter, we sometimes get only a week or two of transition time between the seasons.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Short Stories and Timely Tips
Paddletails for Pre-Turnover Smallmouths
Monday, 16 September 2024
Prior to turnover, paddletails and swimbaits dominate. When this bite peaks, the boat goes through 2 or more packages of tails per day.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
