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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 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 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 Bass
The 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 BassFive More Bass Philosophies
Thursday, 25 February 2021
By Andrew Ragas Over 3 seasons ago, I introduced readers and fellow bass anglers to a few of my philosophic viewpoints for targeting trophy bass. Since then, additional theories
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Indian Summer Smallmouth
Monday, 14 September 2020
By Andrew Ragas The stage is set for early fall. Big bass bonanzas are on the minds of anglers who are planning late season smallmouth trips. Upon making final arrangements
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
September Sand
Monday, 31 August 2020
By Andrew Ragas September is a month of transition and changing of seasons. With shortening daylight and colder nights, the entire food chain reacts and acclimates to these changes. On
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
The Tango with Timber Crappies
Monday, 20 July 2020
By Andrew Ragas – with Cory Painter Stump fields, tree limbs, and a scattering of wood piles encompass a major component of natural fish habitat on lowland reservoirs. Welcome to
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Crappie Fishing
Small Lakes, Big Bass
Sunday, 31 May 2020
By Andrew Ragas Small lakes abound throughout the Upper Midwest, and are overlooked to the bass fishing world. Due to their small acreage, horsepower restrictions, difficulty of access, or limited
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Cold War Smallmouth – Winning the Battle
Monday, 27 April 2020
Andrew Ragas It’s early May, and we’re just a few days removed from Wisconsin’s gamefish season opener. The snow banks and memories winter left behind are yet to melt, ice-out
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
No Weeds? No Problem Largemouth Bass
Monday, 06 April 2020
By Andrew Ragas Cold spring often follows a very cold winter, and this translates into a season of delayed growth. Late ice-out, cold water temperature, and lack of sunlight are
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Key Insights to Monster Bass
Sunday, 15 March 2020
By Andrew Ragas Bass thumb is what many of us strive for, and beyond these battle scars there is a lot to like about catching several bass in a day.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Bass Advice for the Next Decade
Thursday, 05 March 2020
By Andrew Ragas The upper Midwest and Great Lakes states are home to some of the best northern bass fisheries in North America. Fishing seasons are open year-round in Illinois,
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