Bass Fishing Archives - Page 80 of 155

May 5, 2026

The uppermost section of the Catawba River in South Carolina isn’t known for producing big numbers of largemouth bass, but the quality of the fish can be very good.

June is big-bass month on Catawba River

Adam Fillmore, who owns Lake Wylie’s Hunt-Fish-Paddle, fishes the Catawba River several times a week in June, and he said it’s one of his favorite times to fish there. […]

Casey Ashley fishes a popping bait from mid-morning, working it around any kind of shady cover and around bream beds he locates.

Tune up that popping bait

David A. Brown

Pro fisherman Casey Ashley, the reigning Bassmaster Classic champion, loves his popper fishing. He’s particularly fond of the XCalibur Zell Pop, but even though the bait comes ready for action, Ashley makes a few adjustments to ensure he gets the performance he needs. […]

Fishing the piers in an area thoroughly will allow fishermen to finds and hone in on areas that are holding a lot of bass.

Fish upriver: the alternative to piers

Tony Garitta

With the deep-water bite vanishing at High Rock, pounding piers is shallow water has become the norm at the lake. On any given day, a parade of fishermen marches along, flipping piers and docks along the shoreline. […]

Some anglers use armbands to relieve pressure on their elbow tendons caused by the repetitive nature of flipping hundreds of boat docks in a day’s fishing.

Flipping can lead to fishing elbow

Tony Garitta

Flipping may be the most-effective way to fish piers and reach their hard-to-reach inner recesses, but its practitioners risk an injury known as “fishing elbow,” which can result in surgery. […]

Hollow-body frogs normally have either a pointed or a cupped face, which produce different sounds upon retrieve.

Faces, legs give frogs different personalities

Brian Cope

Like most lures, artificial frogs come in a variety of sizes and colors, but they also come in a variety of styles. […]

Most of the time, bass will hit a frog in the last 10 feet of a bed of lily pads or weeds, or in the first 10 feet outside it.

Remember the 10-10 rule for fishing pads, weeds

Brian Cope

Bass love to hide under lily pads and other surface weeds, and fisheries biologist Scott Lamprecht of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said anglers should be aware of what he calls the “10-10 rule” in these areas. […]

Recovered from the spawn, bass will get their appetites back in June.

It doesn’t get any better

David Fritts

Across North Carolina, I think June is the best month to fish for bass. When you wake up in the morning this month, you need to take all the vacation time you’ve got and go to the lake. […]

Jordan Lake's postspawn bass are biting in 8 to 10 feet of water.

Despite postspawn, Jordan Lake’s bass are still biting

Craig Holt

Bass fishing on the Raleigh-Durham area’s three big lakes — Jordan, Falls of the Neuse and Shearon Harris — is just about to settle into a normal summer pattern, which means deep water. […]

Artificial frogs can be a very effective lure for big bass during the summer on lakes with a lot of surface vegetation.

Let a frog lead you to big summer bass

Craig Holt

During hot weather, largemouths at many large lakes head to deep water for comfort and baitfish, and anglers who chase them have sporadic success. […]

Drew Gregory’s kayak put him in perfect position to catch this nice bass from the Catawba River downstream from Lake Wylie.

Down by the riverside…. A 30-mile section of the Catawba River downstream from Lake Wylie offers excellent bass fishing

Brian Cope

A perfect sidearm cast sent a Chatterbait toward the tree-lined bank, and just before the lure snagged in the low-hanging branches, it hit the surface, then skipped several times like a stone, before sinking close to the bank. […]