Bass Fishing Archives - Page 125 of 155

May 3, 2026

Atlantic striped bass have recovered over the past 25 years from a tremendous decline in the fishery because of strict harvest regulations.

Recovery mission continues on successful path

Strict harvest regulations the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission put in place in the 1980s saved one of America’s most-popular gamefish. […]

Heavy fly lines, big flies and 8- to 9-weight rods are the ticket for dredging up winter stripers on a fly rod.

Deep-stripping for stripers

Jeff Burleson

Striped bass can be extremely aggressive and powerful, testing the integrity of the line, lure and reel. Even during bone-chilling conditions, these fish are feisty creatures, willing to eat. […]

Stripers handle cold weather better than almost any other species of fish, but they’ll still slow down enough that presenting them with a chance for a big meal might produce a bite.

Go Big!

Jeff Burleson

The striper fishery on the lower Roanoke and western Albemarle Sound is one of the best in the state during the winter. […]

As the prespawn approaches, big female bass like to stage around cover such as vegetation, brush, stumps or trees in shallow water close to deep water.

I do a lot of seminars at fishing shows and boat shows around the country, and it’s hard to teach people a lot in just 30 minutes, but the one thing I try to get across to bass fishermen is that the most important thing to having success on the water is to understand the seasonal patterns of bass. […]

One of Rick Caton’s anglers landed this 48-pound striped bass in Chesapeake Bay.

Stripers break out at Rudee Inlet, Va.

Craig Holt

Striped bass fishing at the upper N.C. coast is suffering right now because of warm water, but just a few miles to the north at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, anglers are loading up on big rockfish — from time to time. […]

When buying hard baits, make sure you buy baits that will run to different depths, especially the ones you’ll spend the most time fishing.

’Tis the season to be jolly

Davy Hite

Lots of fishermen look at January as a time when they can step back and take a month completely off from fishing — winterizing your boat, cleaning your tackle, then sitting back and watching pro football playoffs and college basketball on TV. […]

Chad Hastings was the big winner at the Berkley/Sebile Big Bass Challenge on Lake Murray in late October.

Grooms just misses berth

Glenn Corley

Wade Grooms of Bonneau finished second at the Bassmaster Weekend Series national championship on the Santee Cooper lakes on Nov. 9-12, missing the winner’s berth in the Bassmasters Classic by less than a pounds. […]

Chris Brown and David Wright of Lexington won the Yadkin Team Tournament Fish-Off on High Rock Lake.

Apex angler is BFL winner

Tony Garitta

Richard Szczerbala of Apex won the Oct. 20-22 Walmart BFL regional on Tenneesse’s Lake Chickamauga out of Chattanooga. […]

Washington guide Richard Andrews displays a 7-pound striped bass that hit a three-arm Alabama rig in Blounts Creek.

Washington guide applies Alabama rig to stripers

Craig Holt

WASHINGTON, N.C. — When the Alabama rig exploded on the bass fishing scene in mid October after veteran BASS angler Paul Elias of Mississippi used it to win a pro tournament at Lake Guntersville, Ala., many anglers immediately saw it had other applications. […]

Striped bass that school in winter in the Neuse River near New Bern are providing consistent action for anglers.

Stripers plentiful at New Bern

Craig Holt

Striped-bass fishing is red hot as the weather changes and the waters of the Neuse River near New Bern become cooler. […]