What We’re Throwing in June
Tuesday, 03 June 2025
June is a busy month on the water, and the month’s patterns evolve quickly. While smallmouths in general will be hungry as they recuperate from spawn, the month is filled with numerous challenges relating to mayfly hatches, forage overabundances, and habitat relocation for the summer months.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
The Importance of Wood to Smallmouths
Monday, 26 May 2025
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 survive and thrive.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Fishing 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 have them, they’ll be smallmouth magnets.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth 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 be the most overlooked lake regions on any smallmouth fishery in spring because most lake charts and maps don’t reveal them. As a result, the
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
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 go is any time you can! However, there are obviously better and worse times for catching fish, and countless variables that must be taken into
- 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 conditioned by fishing pressure when they’re being lookers instead of hookers?
- 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 inland lakes, but the challenge however is timing of their seasonal migrations.
- 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
Horizontal Baits for This Spring
Monday, 14 April 2025
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 tight quarters. Slow retrieve speed, and hang time within the strike zone are keys to the game.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
