Bass Fishing Archives - Page 92 of 155

May 5, 2026

Fishermen on the French Broad River have been catching plenty of smallmouth bass this summer, including a few like this trophy.

French Broad smallmouth fishing producing good numbers

Where can anglers find all-day action in a comfortable setting in North Carolina, pass through wonderful scenery and make frequent stops to enjoy a cooling dip? […]

Goose Creek Reservoir just north of Charleston is a great summer bass fishery, especially a consistent topwater bite.

Cook your goose – Beat the heat with great August bassing at South Carolina’s Goose Creek Reservoir

Terry Madewell

Finding a reservoir where the bass fishing is good all summer isn’t always that easy — unless you live near Charleston. […]

Bluegill will gather in areas where mayflies are hatching, providing excellent fishing opportunities.

Do the mayfly dance

Davy Hite

I love to fish for bass at night this month, but when I do fish during the daytime, there’s one thing I really look for and pay attention to, and that’s mayflies. […]

A big, bulky worm like this 10-inch Culprit is a great bottom-bumping weapon for summer bass.

Find current, find bass

Dustin Wilks

July is not the time to “camp out” on a spot hoping fish will bite. You need to be fishing were they are biting, and that means moving water. […]

When Bassmaster Elite Series phenom Brandon Palaniuk needs a lure that crashes into cover and provokes reaction strikes, he turns to the Arashi Rattling Square line of lures.

Storm Arashi Rattling Square 3 and Square 5

Don Shoopman

After a day of prefishing in late May for a Bassmaster Open on Tennessee’s Douglas Lake, one of the tour’s up-and-coming bass pros was eager to talk about a crankbait he used on his way to finishing 14th this year in this year’s Bassmaster Classic. […]

Thread a toothpick through a soft-plastic jig trailer, break the ends off, then thread the jig hook through the trailer below the toothpick and you won't have the trailer pulled down as much as often happens.

Stick with a ‘pick for rigging soft plastics for bass

Craig Holt

One of the best tools a bass fisherman can have, especially during the summer when fish live largely in deep, cool, oxygenated water, are toothpicks – and not to clean peanut butter from an angler’s teeth. […]

Joel Richardson has been having a fine time at Lake Gaston finding bass near mayfly hatches.

Match the hatch? Big Lake Gaston bass gorging on mayflies

Craig Holt

Think only fly-rodders who fish skinny-water mountain streams for trout like insect hatches? Don’t tell it to Joel Richardson, a long-time bass guide from Kernersville. […]

After dark is a great time to fish for summer largemouth bass -- if you know which lures are the most productive.

Try these top “after-dark” lures for North Carolina bass

Dusty Wilson

If the blistering sun has you running for cover, then bass fishing after dark is for you. William Small, who organizes night tournaments at Falls of the Neuse Lake, targets bass as they transition to the more shallow water from the points and ledges where they spend the daylight hours. […]

A white buzzbait fished in the first hour of daylight can “call up” bass from Badin Lake’s deep water.

The Badin bomber: an urban legend?

Craig Holt

Apparently some North Carolina lakes of considerable depth generate as many legendary tales as they do fish tales. […]

Bass pro Davy Hite tends to use extremely large baits when he’s bass fishing at night.

Big baits for big fish

Pete Rogers

While fishermen have equated big baits with big bass for years, bass pro Davy Hite of Ninety Six takes this to a different level by using worms and soft plastics that start at 10 inches when he takes to Lake Murray’s waters after dark. […]