Andrew Ragas splits time between the Chicago area and Wisconsin's Northwoods. Based in Minocqua, WI, he specializes in trophy bass fishing and offers guided trips from May thru October. While big bass is the passion, he dabbles in multi-species as well. He may be visited online at www.northwoodsbass.com
Thursday, 01 August 2024 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass

My Monthly Smallmouth Planner

  Smallmouths know when seasons change, and have the ability to prepare and adapt to all conditions. Their activity is always a product of changes whether they be seasonal, temperature,
Thursday, 01 August 2024 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass

Cold Fronts and How They Should Impact All Decision Making

  A bad day of fishing is always better than the best day at work, and fishing during the worst day of fishable weather is always better than sitting indoors.
Thursday, 01 August 2024 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Junk Strategies

  Across northern lakes, largemouths tend to seek the deepest edges and weed cover available, but where dense shallow cover is available, fish will also gravitate to these lake areas
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 / Published in Fishing Reports

Northwoods Bass Fishing Report – Mid to Late July, 2024

  This report is long overdue and summarizes the fishing from mid July – to present. Summer peak has come and is now deeply established, bass are feeding heavily, and
Monday, 29 July 2024 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass

Green Water and Eutrophic Lakes

  Largemouths are comfortable in warmer, shallower waters. They are also efficient predators in algal bloom conditions. Come mid-summer under 78-to-82-degree water temps., largemouths from these waters feed heavily to
Monday, 22 July 2024 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass

Patterns for Mid Summer Giants

  There is no bad time to catch big largemouths in mid-summer, because they are prolific feeders with voracious appetites, and tolerate well to summertime heat. If I had to
Monday, 15 July 2024 / Published in Largemouth Bass, Short Stories and Timely Tips

Hunting Early Morning Giants

  It’s mid-July. The daytime surface temperatures typically reach 75 to 80 degrees, often exceeding that. Summer peak is on. Consequently, the daytime fishing efforts aren’t paying off, as the
Wednesday, 10 July 2024 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass

#NoScope Moping

  Somewhere out there, out in the uncharted and unexplored abyss of the deepest, coldest, and clearest inland lakes, an open water world exists where offshore roaming predators hunt together