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June 30, 2026

Bream can be a great target for any fisherman, but knowing their habits can help catch more summer bass.

Take a bream bass fishing

Almost every fisherman got his start on the banks of a pond somewhere, dangling a worm or a cricket under a cork, catching bream or shellcrackers. […]

Although bass and bream are normally the top-drawer residents of most small bodies of water, crappie are often encountered.

It is safe to say that nearly everyone has fished a body of water with limited access such as a farm pond or private pond. A small, properly stocked body of water can be a great place to get lots of bites and catch fish well above normal sizes. […]

Zell Rowland holds up a bass caught on the YUM Sharp Shooter.

YUM’s Kill Shot, Warning Shot and Sharp Shooter

Don Shoopman

Take it from a Bassmaster Elite pro bass fisherman who is serious about his drop-shot and finesse worm fishing: three soft plastics introduced by YUM Baits at the 2014 ICast are going to be deadly tantalizing to bass from California to his home state of Florida. […]

If you have enough time for a 3- to 5-amp charger to top off your batteries between trips, a pulse charger like this Xtreme Charge model can clean and condition their plates while maintaining a full charge.

Smart battery charging 101

Allan Tarvid

Fishermen learn the easy way or the hard way that how long a trolling motor battery lasts depends on how competently they charge it. […]

Recovered from the spawn, bass will get their appetites back in June.

It doesn’t get any better

David Fritts

Across North Carolina, I think June is the best month to fish for bass. When you wake up in the morning this month, you need to take all the vacation time you’ve got and go to the lake. […]

Slab crappie will start to show up this month around deep brush on both Santee Cooper lakes.

Don’t put tackle away

Terry Madewell

Striper season officially shuts down on the Santee Cooper lakes from June through September, so anglers will focus on other fish for the next four months. […]

In addition to financial benefits, conservation easements help keep woods and fields free from development and, hopefully, full of game.

Easements can save land

Jeff Burleson

Hunting and other outdoor recreational activities are considered national pastimes with roots in practically all 50 states, from hunting whitetail deer on the eastern shore of Maryland and targeting sandhill cranes in East Texas to shooting a limit of divers on Lake Mattamuskeet in eastern North Carolina. […]

Knowing the location of color changes, and temperature and current breaks can help locate bluewater species like this dolphin.

Purchase an advantage

Brian Cope

A number of pelagic species are biting this month, and with Daylight Savings Time in full swing, anglers have more time on their fishing days. […]

Cork rigs are a staple of fishermen targeting inshore species like speckled trout.

Bobber-stop business

Jerry Dilsaver

I’m really not thinking about that song by the Beach Boys, but the catches that come from fishing a bobber-stopper rig can be enough to make you want to sing. […]

Backlashes

When it matters to keep a cub a cub

Craig Holt

How nice it would be if state legislators didn’t include portions of bills as favors or special-interest awards, especially when they think they’re wildlife experts. […]