Catch Smallmouths Everywhere with YUM Craw Bugs
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
When I taught myself to smallmouth fish nearly 20 years ago, I learned my ways with the Yum Craw Bug. It caught some of my best smallmouth early on
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
Rainy Lake Ontario is a Multi-Species Fishing Paradise
Thursday, 01 December 2022
During the past decade, I’ve been fortunate to travel to a few Northwestern Ontario drive-to fishing destinations for a variety of adventures. Northwest Ontario has some of the best
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Symbiotic Smallmouth
Saturday, 01 October 2022
Across northern states and Canadian provinces, and most notably in Wisconsin, the invasive rusty crayfish has significantly altered every native ecosystem it’s invaded. Negatively, lakes infested by them were
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Take What the Lake Gives You
Saturday, 01 October 2022
Stubbornness is our worst enemy, and falling under its spell ruins every trip. It’ll dictate how and where to fish, throw you off course, and ultimately prevents from catching.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Low Water Smallmouth
Thursday, 01 September 2022
Drought and drawdown-plagued waterways present obstacles to finding and catching fish. Whether due to drought or it’s the annual fall drawdown, many anglers fishing rivers and reservoirs for smallmouth
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Weed Dispensary Smallmouth
Thursday, 01 September 2022
Across many northern natural lakes and lowland flowages, some of the biggest bronzebacks available in the system can be found dwelling in weedy cover. They’ll utilize weeds for cover
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
How to Rock the Crib
Monday, 01 August 2022
Eons ago, during pre-settlement times, the natural shallow water areas of many northern lakes were brimming with vast amounts of wood cover and plant life. Entirely undeveloped centuries ago,
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
River Monsters
Monday, 01 August 2022
Bump-bump-bump went the crankbait, crashing and banging off of every rock and boulder it made contact with through the mid-river current. I kept a firm grip on my casting
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouths Gone Afoul
Monday, 01 August 2022
Cold fronts are déjà-vu, and frequent. During a typical fishing season, two or three days of stable weather per week always seems to be followed by an equal amount
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass




















