Bass Fishing Archives - Page 75 of 155

May 5, 2026

Bass can be holding on a variety of types of visible cover in the rivers around Wilmington, including cypress trees. I

Working the tide

Bass pro Mike Lanier of Winnabow emphasizes that the rivers around Wilmington are tidal, and that understanding this is key for fishing success. […]

Mike Lanier of Winnabow said fishing on a falling tide is more productive because bait is pulled out of creeks and ditches.

Wilmington’s rivers

Jerry Dilsaver

Four rivers are fishable around Wilmington, with the Cape Fear being the primary artery for travel and fishing activity. […]

Berkley’s Cutter is a jerkbait that comes in three different sizes.

Try these 6 crankbaits for late October bass

David Fritts

October is the best month of the year to fish a crankbait for bass. Fish will be on sharp drops, and a lot of them will have moved up into that 7- to 10-foot range, especially toward the end of the month. Y […]

Compact jig is great for mopping up South Carolina’s fall bass

Davy Hite

With so much fishing pressure on our lakes these days, lots of bass fishermen regularly downsize their baits; it’s become an accepted way to catch finicky fish. The same goes with clear-water situations. Clear water and small baits just go together. […]

Bass pro Mike Lanier jerks a nice largemouth out of the water wthin sight of bridges that cross the Cape Fear River in Wilmington.

Shall we gather at the rivers? Bass fishermen have got plenty of water to probe in the four rivers around Wilmington, N.C.

Jerry Dilsaver

The beaches of New Hanover County are known for their good saltwater fishing, but fewer anglers are aware of the good freshwater fishing from Wilmington upriver. […]

A VMC swimming rugby jighead and a soft-plastic crawfish trailer or creature bait will provide the smaller profile that’s often needed to catch fall bass.

It’s football (jig) season!

Davy Hite

To a lot of people across the Southeast, the arrival of September means high school and college football, and you can count me in that number. I am a football fanatic. […]

Colt Bass shows off a couple of Lake James smallmouth bass, which he said are biting well, especially in the Canal Bridge area.

Lake James smallmouth biting live shad and bright artificials

Dan Kibler

There’s a chill in the air this week at Lake James, not too many boats on the lake, and plenty of smallmouth bass that are biting. […]

Jacob Reome fishes shallow water with two different lures once the water temperatures drop, even when days are still warm.

Cooling water is good news for Carolina bass anglers

Brian Cope

Largemouth bass in lakes all across both Carolinas are starting to move into shallow-water creeks, following the pods of bait that move up once the water begins cooling off this time of year. […]

A wood-filled creek produced this nice fall bass for the author.

Tough? Go with wood

Dustin Wilks

Fishing shallow wood is about as consistent a pattern as you can find in September. Notoriously a tough month because fish are spread out, September can really test your angling skills. […]

Guide Michael Murphy will move up the lake in the fall, fishing wooden cover in water that is more stained than the lower end.

As October approaches, head upstream

Kyle Giella

Heading into the latter half of September, with October on the horizon, bass travel further up into feeder creeks, get on the bank, and spread out. […]