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
Friday, 16 May 2025 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass

Fishing Rock Shoals for Spring Smallmouths

  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
Saturday, 10 May 2025 / Published in Fishing Reports

Northwoods Bass Fishing Report – Early May 2025

  It’s the season of brown bass everyone, and hopefully you shall be the recipient of many timely, relevant, and frequent fishing reports throughout 2025. Even though my year is
Friday, 09 May 2025 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass

Hotspots for Spring Largemouths

  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
Monday, 05 May 2025 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass

Catching Shallow Sand Smallmouths

  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
Friday, 02 May 2025 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Short Stories and Timely Tips

The Best Early Season Largemouth Fisheries

  Where to go and what to do in early spring is a calculation, as not every lake is created equally or operates the same.
Friday, 02 May 2025 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass

Signs of a Good Fishing Day This Spring

  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
Thursday, 01 May 2025 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass

Alternative Lures for Spring Smallmouths

  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
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass

River Patterns, Spring thru Fall

  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