Bass Fishing Archives - Page 107 of 155

June 27, 2026

A lot of Broad River smallmouth fishing is done by wading once you paddle into a productive area.

On your feet, fisherman!

While most fishermen agree that canoes and kayaks are the best ways to enjoy a day of smallmouth fishing on the Broad River, that doesn’t mean they stay cramped on their duffs all day. […]

A soft-plastic crawfish imitation, rigged Texas-style, is a great bait for topwater situations on the Broad River.

Weighted soft plastics for topwater bass? They’re the ticket

Brian Cope

One of guide Mike McSwain’s favorite techniques for catching smallmouth bass on the Broad Rivers involves weighted soft plastics, but he doesn’t fish them primarily on the bottom. […]

Western North Carolina streams may be best known for trout, but many of the larger ones offer another excellent and often overlooked fishery: smallmouth bass. When it comes to action, few fish can match the fighting ability of a smallmouth, and to hook one using light spinning tackle or a fly rod has to be the angling equivalent of paradise. […]

Stewart Venable finds plenty of striped bass in the fast water of rivers below hydro dams.

Take it to the river

Phillip Gentry

July is a headache for most anglers. Although there’s some good fishing to be found — usually in the deeper, more wide-open areas — you’ll also be sharing your fishing locations with skiers, pleasure boaters and the like. […]

Cooler water temperatures have made for a great July bass bite on Lake Murray.

Lake Murray bass have the feed bag on

Terry Madewell

Because of the wet weather and cooler water temperatures, fishing for largemouth bass on Lake Murray is on fire, according to guide Chris Heinning. […]

Bass anglers fishing Lake Blalock are bringing in heavier bags this summer, and many are attributing their success to consistent summer runoff entering from the lake’s two main tributaries.

Best Lake Blalock bass coming early and late

Phillip Gentry

Spartanburg County’s Lake Blalock has been raising a few eyebrows lately among local bass fishermen. C.J. Bolton of Duncan, tournament director for the Lake Blalock Open Tournament Series, said that while most area tournament weights typically drop off during the summer months, Blalock anglers have kept posting big numbers. […]