How to Find Smallmouths in Late Fall
Monday, 28 October 2024
The greatest challenge for many late-season anglers, and those first-timers who try, is their inabilities of identifying likely wintering areas (and locating them), and poor usage with electronics.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
Suckers for Late Fall Smallmouth
Monday, 21 October 2024
Guides and the most serious late season anglers rely on live bait almost exclusively. Across most fisheries, live minnows work. Folks can fish with only a single rod with
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Late Fall Lure Selection
Monday, 14 October 2024
Fall isn’t for covering water. A slow pace is necessary. On a typical day, you might only have time to fish 3 or 4 major areas in totality. Due
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Fall Migrations are Condition-Driven
Monday, 07 October 2024
All living creatures respond to seasonal changes. As water temperatures will plunge throughout October month, we must respond accordingly and slide deeper to the depth levels where smallmouths will
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Bottom Feeders: Smallmouths and Sculpins
Tuesday, 01 October 2024
The invasive Round Goby invasion of the Great Lakes in the 1990’s shaped smallmouth fisheries forever. Their abundance and blanket of the lake bottom transformed what were once pedestrian
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How Late into the Fall is Still Good?
Tuesday, 01 October 2024
“Assuming it’s safe to get out there, how late in the year is smallmouth fishing still potentially good?” asked a Lake Ontario-based angler, at one of the many Facebook
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Paddletails for Pre-Turnover Smallmouths
Monday, 16 September 2024
Prior to turnover, paddletails and swimbaits dominate. When this bite peaks, the boat goes through 2 or more packages of tails per day.
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Horizontally September
Monday, 09 September 2024
As water temperatures gradually cool, the lakes eventually turn over, and smallmouths slide deeper to the point of wintering, the tackle box closes. As these events simultaneously occur, my
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The Features of Flats
Sunday, 01 September 2024
Trip after trip, and the later we got into September month, the smallmouth bite was steadily improving it seemed.
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