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Minimalist Smallmouth Fishing with St. Croix Rods
16 July 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
Tokyo Rigs for Deep Edge Largemouths
16 July 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
You See Shorelines, I See Edges
26 June 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth BassSMALLMOUTH BASS

Minimalist Smallmouth Fishing with St. Croix Rods
16 July 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
The Best Lures for Smallmouths During the Mayfly Hatch
19 June 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
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 BassLARGEMOUTH BASS

Tokyo Rigs for Deep Edge Largemouths
16 July 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
You See Shorelines, I See Edges
26 June 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
The Best Chatterbait Trailers
12 May 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
The 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
Wednesday, 08 April 2026
Launch the boat and immediately study your temperature gauge as the boat is idling out. Does the water seem unusually cold? If so, observe your wind and see what
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Have Smallmouths Become Conditioned?
Wednesday, 08 April 2026
Nothing worse in spring pre-spawn fishing than the sights of conditioned smallmouths. No matter what you throw, they won’t budge. How else can you tell smallmouths have been negatively
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
Fish These Lures to Catch More Smallmouths This Spring
Wednesday, 08 April 2026
With smallmouths feeding preferences and lure engagement changing, we’ve learned to catch them with a new bag of tricks. As fish receive more pressure and see more lures, they
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Threats to Northern Smallmouth Fisheries
Thursday, 12 March 2026
The fish aren’t biting like they used to. And if you also feel like smallmouth fishing has gotten progressively worse over the last couple of years, those thoughts might
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
My Shallow Water Playbook for Ice Out Largemouths
Thursday, 05 March 2026
Promptly at ice out, largemouths swiftly relocate from their wintering areas to the warmest waters available in the system.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Finding Trophy Bass Lakes
Thursday, 26 February 2026
It’s no secret that location is the most critical factor in fishing. Without it being the boat’s priority, we’re wasting our time fishing in unproductive water and not putting
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
The Best Lake Types to Fish by Season
Thursday, 26 February 2026
So many lakes, such little time. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by choices, and the vast amount of lake types and fisheries that are available to drop the boat
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles
My Best Chatterbaits for Spring Largemouths
Friday, 20 February 2026
March and April are Chatterbait-centric months for many of us who fish them. Z-Man’s extensive lineup of bladed jigs continues to evolve and proves to be an outstanding lure
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Catching Smallmouths if it’s a Cold Spring
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Cold water and below average temperatures of spring are a byproduct of either cold winters that linger, or unrelenting cold fronts that either come weekly or stall out over
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass






























