Want to catch more smallmouth from rivers this summer? Here are the 7 best smallmouth bass lures, according to our experts, and how to fish them.

See which 3 lures dominated the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake St. Clair, Michigan. Spoiler alert: the jig-and-minnow, dice bait, and drop shot fooled some big smallmouth bass at this event.

Bass fishing is about as iconic a summer activity as eating hotdogs at baseball games and launching fireworks on the Fourth of July. It’s a time for warm, sunny days on the water, chucking baits ...

One of the best ways to catch smallmouth bass in rivers is by wet wading and throwing topwater lures. Here are some tips and tactics that can help you catch more smallies this summer.

Smallmouth bass feed on minnows, insects and crustaceans. Baits should imitate what smallmouth eat, like minnows, crayfish, leeches and frogs. Soft plastics and jigs worked on the bottom.

In today’s 7-22–25 edition of The Starting Spot: -Sometimes, really small baits are required to trigger the biggest smallmouth bass to bite. Great Lakes Finesse has the baits you need.

When anglers think about fishing during the summer months, one word comes to mind: tough! Being cool-water fish, smallmouth ...

Late fall and winter make great times for using live bait to catch big crappie, sunfish and smallmouth bass. Live bait isn’t just a technique for beginners.

Spearfishing for smallmouth bass is once again allowed on the Coquille River June 1 – Oct. 31. Spears, spear guns and angling with bait to take smallmouth bass is allowed, ...

The smallmouth bass fishing has been heating up around the Lake Erie Islands this week, with tournament anglers last weekend weighing some trophy bass as the big females begin to move shallow to ...

The 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake St. Clair in Michigan revealed three standout finesse lures. It’s a late-summer event on a giant, basically flat, relatively featureless Lake St Clair.