Bass
New record largemouth? Cayuga Lake lunker now awaits official New York State record certification
Bill Hilts Jr.
July 17, 2024
New York’s Cayuga Lake has a concrete reputation for great bass fishing.
In the 2024 Bassmaster Magazine 100 Best Bass Lakes, this Finger Lake ranked No. 8 for the Northeast Region of the country.
Top mid-summer bass hotspots – video
Site Staff
July 17, 2024
Hot weather reduces the number of places bass can use comfortably in the summertime. If you know where to look, you can find big concentrations of fish, and the hotter the weather the better.
Chesapeake Bay striped bass need a summer vacation
Alison Colden / For the Bay Journal News Service
July 16, 2024
There’s a shift happening in Chesapeake Bay angling.
“People are pivoting, and they should be,” said David Sikorski, executive director of the Coastal Conservation Association in Maryland. “It used to be all stripers all
Ohio Insider: Is the walleye worthy of being the official state fish?
Mike Moore
July 15, 2024
As I write this column, an effort was underway at the Ohio Statehouse to recognize the walleye as the official state fish.
As I understand it, Ohio is one of only three states in
Illinois high school bass fishing finals moving to Lake Shelbyville
Ralph Loos
July 9, 2024
Not only will next spring’s high school bass fishing Illinois state championship series feature a new regional round and a new structure, it also will crown a new champion on a new lake.
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Heat of summer? Tie on a topwater for great bass action on these Ohio waters
John Tertuliani
July 7, 2024
What is more exciting than seeing a bass smash your lure? Not much, not when a topwater bite is hot. It has been a summertime ritual for generations. Shallow water is where much of the
James Lindner: Target these locations during peak ‘bug hatch’ season
James Lindner
July 5, 2024
It’s been an interesting season to say the least. Although we experienced the earliest ice-out I can remember in central Minnesota, the cool, wet spring put the brakes on many of the typical seasonal movements
Don’t forget about traditional bass baits this summer
Joe Albert
July 2, 2024
The night before a fishing tournament a couple of summers ago, my son Jack and I sat in our boat, rigging rods and talking about the next day. I’ve long loved fishing bass tournaments, but
Lake Ontario’s Eastern Basin offers a premier smallmouth fishery; here’s how to catch them
Burnie Haney
June 30, 2024
National bass tournament trails laud Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River as the premiere smallmouth destination in the country, and for good reason. These professionals come to northern New York and with a mere
