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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
The Best Lake Types to Fish by Season
26 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles
My Best Chatterbaits for Spring Largemouths
20 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Catching Smallmouths if it’s a Cold Spring
18 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth BassSMALLMOUTH BASS

Finding Trophy Bass Lakes
26 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Catching Smallmouths if it’s a Cold Spring
18 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Scenarios by Season
17 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
The Cheat Code for Sculpin and Goby Baits
22 November 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Catching Smallmouths in November
13 November 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth BassLARGEMOUTH 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
Proven Presentations Only at Ice Out
17 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
The Best Largemouth Bass Lures of 2025
25 November 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Largemouth BassFishing Rock Shoals for Spring Smallmouths
Friday, 16 May 2025
Isolated rock shoals are integral to finding and catching spring smallmouths. Fish that use these locations are known to stack and stage along their deeper edges. On lakes that
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Hotspots for Spring Largemouths
Friday, 09 May 2025
Across many lakes, largemouths will go as shallow as nature allows. They’ll sun bathe and absorb all the newly created oxygen being produced by emergent plant life and other
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Catching Shallow Sand Smallmouths
Monday, 05 May 2025
Sand pockets, isolated beaches, and shorelines with exposure to southern skies are major fish attractors as waters warm into the 50’s this month. These nearshore hot spots tend to
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
The Best Early Season Largemouth Fisheries
Friday, 02 May 2025
Where to go and what to do in early spring is a calculation, as not every lake is created equally or operates the same.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Short Stories and Timely Tips
Signs of a Good Fishing Day This Spring
Friday, 02 May 2025
When’s the best time to fish in spring? If you’re a die-hard and love to smallmouth bass fish in spring as much as I do, the best time to
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Alternative Lures for Spring Smallmouths
Thursday, 01 May 2025
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, Smallmouth Bass
River Patterns, Spring thru Fall
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
River fisheries continue to be lower-class smallmouth destinations to lakes and boat anglers. And that’s okay. More unpressured, unexploited, big fish are available in rivers than there are in
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
What We’re Throwing in May
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Ice out finally took place 2 weeks ago and spring fishing patterns are now getting established.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
Revised Top Tips for Early Spring Largemouths
Monday, 21 April 2025
Ice out is here and the moment it goes the fishery is ready. The script from winter to spring flips so quickly that it seems like largemouths have no
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