Bass Fishing Archives - Page 144 of 155

June 25, 2026

Purple is a favorite springtime and early summer color for bass anglers who like to use plastic worms.

Rigging Wars

Although the first plastic worms were made in the 1860s and the plastic worm was first patented in 1870, these early creations were lifeless and brittle and had little appeal to fish or anglers. […]

Contrary to popular opinion, bass at reservoirs may be shallow during August as they search for oxygenated water.

Oxygen is key for August bass

David Fritts

I’m not going to make any bones about it — August is a tough month to fish for bass in North Carolina. […]

A limit of quality bass like this one will put a pro bass fishermen in contention for the FLW Tour Championshop, which will be held on Lake Murray this month.

Murray will be tough on FLW pros

Davy Hite

Even though Lake Murray is my home lake, I’m not so sure I’d like to be on the water in the middle of this month when some of my buddies are there. […]

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Another feather in Palmetto cap

Dan Kibler

South Carolina has been blessed this year to have the two most-prestigious bass-fishing tournaments in the nation held on its waters. […]

Most bass during July will be 15- to 20-feet deep near steep “breaks” (dropoffs). Breaks covered by stumps will be the top spots.

Get crankes about July bass

David Fritts

A lot of bass fishermen begin to slow down when July approaches, figuring there may be better places to be than on the lake during the hottest months of the summer. […]

Bass normally will school more during summer months and anglers need to have a variety of rods and lures ready to cast at a moment’s notice.

Be ready when bass pop to top

Dustin Wilks

No quicker way exists to load a boat with bass than when they’re schooling on the surface. […]

A reciprocal fishing license for the New River applies from the confluence of the New and Little rivers in Grayson County, Va., to the joining of the North and South Forks of the New in Allegheny County.

Cool Running

Tim Mead

Smallmouth bass caught with a fly rod at a mountain stream. Doesn’t get any better than that. […]

A topwater mouse lure (above) or the old reliable Jitterbug are two prime surface lures to use at night.

Through a Bass Darkly

Tim Mead

My son’s buzzbait, unseen but heard, came toward the boat with a gurgling sound one July night at Lake Norman. […]

Casey Ashley gained much of the know-how that made him a Bassmaster Classic qualifier as a rookie on Lake Russell.

Knock on Wood

Scott Keepfer

After a morning of intermittent success on topwater lures fished points and blowthroughs, Casey Ashley guided his boat purposefully through a field of standing timber. […]

With the mercury in the thermometer pegged above the 90-degree mark, Rusty White, a guide and tournament fisherman, is thrilled that he’s got Lake Wateree a short drive from his home in Rock Hill. […]