Long considered a hard bottom oriented fish, smallmouth bass have evolved to adapt to the habitats provided by the lake. Only specific conditions must be present for them to
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
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
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
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
The most exciting bites of early spring occur in very shallow water, so you’ll need all the subtle and lightweight lures you can get away with to reach these
