As winter gives way to warmer days and water temperatures begin to rise, striped bass (Morone saxatilis) start their annual spring migrations from deep wintering holes to inshore and river systems.

Gear up for a quick release. A small net and good pliers will help you release fish unharmed. If you want to keep bass to eat ...

Early summer is a great time of year to chase largemouth bass. Many fish are now recovered from the spawn and are feeding aggressively. And many are still roaming shallow to mid-depth waters and can ...

Swimming a plastic worm is one of the most simple fishing techniques, but also one of the most effective. Popularly known among bass anglers as speed worm fishing, swimming plastic wigglers produce ...

Editor’s Note: Denny Brauer of Missouri is one of the most-successful bass fishermen in the nation, having won the Bassmaster Classic and many more tournaments. Brauer is in the top-five money winners ...

RIVER VALLEY and OZARK AREA — To compensate for poorquality, short-range tackle, bass anglers in the 19th and early 20th centuries developed many innovative fishing techniques designed to draw ...

Catching largemouth bass during an Arkansas summer isn't so hard. It's the fishing that's hard. Hot, humid weather and glaring sunlight make it very uncomfortable to be on the water except in the ...

I was hot, worn out and paddling back to the truck after nearly wiping out on a cornering rapid. Recovering from the near-disaster, I picked up my fly rod and made half a roll cast to clear the line ...

For bass, the period that follows the spawn is a time of transition. The post-spawn is the time that bass slide off to less-pressured water and work on dealing with the stress of making little bass.

Cold weather has been slow in coming this year, and the weather man says this current spell won't last long, but to the bass it won't matter. Once the freezing nights arrive, water temperature cools ...