With the June 15 start of bass season throughout New York State’s ponds, lakes, and rivers, there’s a lot of hope out there for tying into a lunker. But, a “big bass” is a relative term. A big bass in ...

Thick aquatic vegetation is often a turnoff for anglers. Open-water casting with marginal obstructions makes for simple casting, hooking, landing and releasing bass. That is, if it’s only keeper-sized ...

If you attended MegaBucks weigh-ins on Lake County’s Harris Chain, maybe you had better savor the memory. For the first four days of the tournament, the bulk of the 987 fish came from the lily-pad ...

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 and ...

Learn how to read water, analyze bass behavior, and uncover high-confidence spots that consistently hold big bass year after year. Honestly, I’m not a big secret hot spots kind of fisherman, but ...

For even the most gentle-minded gardener, there is nothing they loathe and despise more than weeds. Fishermen are best advised to resist a similar impulse. Of all aquatic vegetation, none serves as a ...

Nothing thrills like a topwater bite, and whether you're fishing during the early morning feed or prospecting a midday shade pocket, the right topwater bait often tempts the biggest fish. The question ...