Bass Fishing Archives - Page 109 of 155

June 27, 2026

Stanley Top Toad

A leading artificial lure manufacturer’s newest pride and joy jumped like a real frog to the forefront of bass fishing circles very quickly in early 2013. […]

Smallmouth bass still haven't hit their real spring stride on Fontana Lake because a cool, late spring has water temperatures below normal.

Fontana bass fishing should peak in next few weeks

Craig Holt

The next month will be the best of the year to catch smallmouth and largemouth bass on Fontana Lake in the extreme southwestern corner of North Carolina. […]

Lucky Craft’s topwater “Sammy” is a popular bait on Lake Keowee to draw strikes from schooling fish.

Topwater lures come in a variety of sizes, shapes and actions. Most are configured to create a surface commotion that either resembles an injured baitfish or a smaller predator attacking an even smaller prey. […]

Spotted bass may giveanglers an alternative to smallmouths and largemouths, but on Lake Keowee, they are out-competing the native species and have become the predominant black bass species.

Seeing spots

Phillip Gentry

Nobody is pointing fingers, but spotted bass are thought to have been introduced into Lake Keowee by fishermen from Georgia, where spotted bass thrive and grow to more than respectable sizes in Lake Lanier. […]

Lake Keowee is a recreational lake that supplies water for Greenville and Seneca and powers a hydroelectric plant.

About Lake Keowee

Phillip Gentry

Since 1971, Lake Keowee’s 18,500 acres of water and 300 miles of shoreline have been a valuable source of energy and recreation in South Carolina’s Upstate. […]

Take care of the bass you catch and release and you’ll have them to catch and release again and again.

Why fish slime matters

Dustin Wilks

A few months ago, I accidentally dropped a bass in the bottom of a dirty old johnboat at my favorite pond. I felt bad, as it was covered in sand when I let it go. […]

Guide Joel Richardson has been catching plenty of bass on their beds lately -- most of them males guarding fry -- but he's catching an occasional late-spawning female.

Harris bass spawn mostly done, but keep fishing those beds

Dusty Wilson

Female largemouth bass at Shearon Harris Lake have mostly spawned out and left male bass guarding the fry that’s hatched out, and while many fishermen dread this time, guide Joel Richardson of Kernersville isn’t one of them. He’s catching them. […]