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June 6, 2026

Spotted bass biting in heat of day on Hartwell

Brian Cope

Spotted bass occupy Lake Hartwell anglers’ focus in September. […]

Don’t forget about shallow bass in July

Davy Hite

Most summer bass are deep, but not all. Don’t forget shallow fish. […]

Pro tips for tracking down bigger bass

Carolina Sportsman

Pro fisherman Greg Hackney rarely has trouble catching bass, but sometimes the bigger ones can be elusive, even to him. He breaks down his tips on finding them in this video. […]

May is a numbers month for bass in the Carolinas

Brian Cope

With the spawn behind them, Carolina bass are ready to bite in May. Catch your share with these tips from a Carolina pro angler. […]

Upstate angler catches 10-pound bass

Brian Cope

Stephen Flook, Jr. of Greer, S.C. was using a Z-Man CrawZ on a 1/10-ounce jighead when a giant bass hit the lure during a recent trip on an Upstate lake. […]

N.C. angler lands enormous smallmouth bass

Dan Kibler

Ken Whitesides of Connelly Springs, N.C. caught a trophy smallmouth bass while fishing Lake James on Feb. 29, 2020. […]

Guide Joel Munday catches plenty of big bass in March on Falls of Neuse Lake, where bass are moving into prespawn areas.

Falls of Neuse bass staging for the spawn

Tony Garitta

Joel Munday of Outdoors Expeditions Guide Service said Falls of the Neuse Lake north of Raleigh and Durham is one of the best lakes in North Carolina for tangling with huge, prespawn staging bass. […]

An old approach, a great bass lure for March

David Fritts

I have always loved bass fishing in March in the Carolinas, and I’ve got an extra reason to like it this year: a new lure that fits perfectly in the conditions. […]