Bass fishing starts off with a bang. Bass breed in spring, building beds, laying eggs and protecting their young. This is a ...

Spring is the best time of year to land a giant bass. Here’s what you need to know to catch your personal best.

The spawn is the most exciting time of year to target big bass. As water temperatures warm, largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass become more active and move into shallow water to start bedding.

As the ice recedes, early spring bass movements are driven by a singular, urgent need to feed. This transition makes both largemouth and smallmouth bass particularly vulnerable to a “two-fisted” ...

Early spring bass like white or yellow, and spinners help greatly to get the attention of fish in early morning, evening, and on cloudy days. If the sun is shining and the water clear, my favorite ...

Chasing crappies is one of my favorite things to do. Crappie are abundant in lakes all over the country, aggressive biters, great sport on light tackle, and excellent table fare. From ice fishing to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An angler holding a big spring largemouth bass. Whenever I scroll through my photo gallery of big bass, I’m always struck by the ...

This story was originally published in the June 1966 issue of Outdoor Life. During the 1950s and 60s, the author, Anthony A. Ciuffa absolutely hammered giant largemouth bass in small farm ponds across ...