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May 2, 2026

Besides fishing tackle, hunting equipment and boats on sale, many outdoors shows offer trout ponds for kids and adults to try their hands.

Boat-show season might be special this January

I look forward to January every year. Really. No lie.No, I don’t look forward to fishing in January. It’s really, really cold. […]

December bass fishing can be an extension of November’s hot bite, if the water’s not too cold.

Have a merry ol’ time with bass

David Fritts

A lot of fishermen never think of taking their boat out in December. They’re deer hunting or thinking about Christmas, and they don’t realize how good the fishing can really be. […]

Late November and the entire month of December are excellent times to get on your local lake and catch striped bass or hybrid bass, which will put up a great fight, then be just as great in the frying pan.

Holiday stripers can be a real blast

Davy Hite

The days when I can actually get on the water and fish for fun are especially precious to me, so I’m thrilled when the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays roll around. […]

Start this month at the backs of creeks with a crankbait then fish channels near the bank.

Deer season leaves lakes open

David Fritts

One of the nice things about fishing in November — besides the fact the fish will bite — is the lakes aren’t crowded. […]

A big, walking bait like a Zara Spook is especially effective on bass in November, one of the best months of the year to fish topwater.

November is great topwater time

Davy Hite

Like most fishermen, catching bass on topwater baits is my favorite way to fish. It’s the most exciting kind of fishing — to see a bass come up and blast a lure that you’re working. […]

Bumping crankbaits off stumps is a prime tactic to catch October largemouth bass.

October can be crankbait feast

David Fritts

Because I love to fish crankbaits, October is a month that I look forward to long before it gets here. […]

Small crankbaits are great tools for catching bass in the fall.

Get cranky for fall largemouths

Davy Hite

A number of different things contribute to make crankbaits the most productive baits for bass in the fall — baits that I always have tied on. […]

Long points, road beds, creek-channel breaks and brush are good places to seek largemouths during September.

September is a moving month

David Fritts

There’s one good thing about September. Only the first part of it is as bad as August. That’s the way a lot of bass fisherman feel, and I’m one of them. […]

A Senko or floating worm is a great bait when you’re faced with catching bass that are suspended — often schooled up — and following schools of herring or shad.

Fishing for bass in many of our South Carolina lakes this month poses a problem. The water is super clear, because we’ve gone through a dry summer, but the weather is starting to cool, and the nights are getting longer. […]

Contrary to popular opinion, bass at reservoirs may be shallow during August as they search for oxygenated water.

Oxygen is key for August bass

David Fritts

I’m not going to make any bones about it — August is a tough month to fish for bass in North Carolina. […]