Bass Fishing Archives - Page 58 of 155

May 9, 2026

Marc Deschenes of V.I.P. Adventures said winter is a great time to sink brush piles for bass.

Add brush piles now to catch more bass later

When most anglers talk of fishing around artificial reefs, they’re usually talking about fishing the nearshore or offshore reefs in saltwater. But artificial structure works just as well in fresh water, and this time of year is a great time to create them in your favorite lakes. […]

Matt Dale (left) and John Bitner (right), members of the UNC Chapel Hill Bass Fishing Team, know how to catch bass in cold weather.

How to catch winter bass in Carolina lakes

Brian Cope

With wintertime setting in, dedicated bass anglers know that the lakes across both Carolinas can offer some of the best bass fishing of the year. And it’s some of the most peaceful fishing too, with very few pleasure boaters, skiers, or personal watercraft on the water. […]

Focus on sandbars, and you'll catch plenty of river bass in cold weather.

Catch more river bass in cold weather with these tips

Brian Cope

This month, bass anglers can find plenty of fish biting in rivers, and knowing a few tips can help them catch their share. It’s generally true that the bite isn’t as aggressive this month as in other times of the year, but anglers like John Long of Columbia, S.C., know how to get their share of bites from river bass in the cold. […]

Time for another chapter

Davy Hite

I have been fishing as a full-time professional for 23 years, and several weeks ago, as many of you might have heard, I decided it was time to bring that career to a close. […]

The Arashi Spinbait is a finesse lure that drives suspended bass to eat.

Storm’s Arashi Spinbait

Don Shoopman

What looks like a topwater prop bait but isn’t because it does its work underwater to entice suspending bass? […]

Targeting main lake points in Lake James this month will help you catch your share of smallmouth bass.

James’ smallmouth bass will gang up on main-lake points through January

Dan Kibler

When it gets cold, serious fishermen don’t stay home; they find a fish to target that likes cold weather. At least that’s the tactic that guide Colt Bass of Colt Bass Fishing uses. […]

Tim Grein catches plenty of Belews Lake bass on drop-shot rigs during the winter, in part thanks to a warm-water power-plant discharge that keeps bass active.

Belews’ drop-shot bass don’t know it’s really winter

Tony Garitta

While fishermen may shiver because of winter weather, the largemouth and spotted bass in Belews Lake think it’s spring. The hot-water discharge from the Belews Creek Steam Station keeps the water temperature in the 60s and 70s, which makes the bass bite better. […]

Guide Jot Owens targets stripers in the Cape Fear River around Wilmington, N.C., with a variety of hard and soft baits.

Cape Fear stripers hit the river in good numbers this month

Jerry Dilsaver

Once the water and weather cools, striped bass become the primary target of fishermen in the Cape Fear, Northeast Cape Fear and Brunswick rivers around Wilmington, N.C. […]

Bass pro Brett Mitchell said bass fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes this month can be a real feast, especially when you can find pods of shad on which they are feeding.

Catch more December bass with these tips

Terry Madewell

Bass fishing success on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie is always about the chow; it’s the one thing that’s predictable about largemouth bass. […]

Marc Deschenes of VIP Adventures shows off a typical cold-weather bass he targets near brush piles.

Top 2 lures for catching cold-weather bass

Brian Cope

As lake temperatures cool across the Carolinas, the largemouth bass make some changes in their eating behavior, but they will still bite for anglers who know where to find them and what they are biting. For some bass anglers, this time of year is their favorite. […]