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Weather changes should cause anglers to change their lures to catch more Broad River smallmouth bass.

Try river smallies

April can be a tough month as far as weather goes. A string of warm days can be interrupted by just as many cold days, and this has an impact on the smallmouth bass fishing on South Carolina’s Broad River. […]

Guide Richard Andrews of Bath targets Roanoke River’s striped bass this month with soft-plastic paddletail baits fished on leadhead jigs.

Roanoke stripers running

Craig Holt

If it’s April, dogwood blossoms in North Carolina must be “as big as a squirrel’s ear” and striped bass will migrate inland — or at least that’s what old-time Roanoke River anglers say. […]

Bass pro Jonathan Phillips of Pittsboro, N.C., believes bass may already be in a post-spawn mode this April.

Will Jordan bass spawn early?

Dusty Wilson

The rapid approach of spring has thrown a curveball to anyone patterning bass by their usual seasonal locations. While anglers shouldn’t count out a cool-down, one Pittsboro, N.C., bass pro is predicting an early spawn, with fish going into post-spawn patterns by April on B. Everett Jordan Lake. […]

Catch more spawning bass with this little-known tactic.

Bump-n-grind it out for spawning bass

Jeff Burleson

Spring provides ample opportunities for anglers to catch spawning bass and/or a heavy stringer of green machines on any lake or river system. But catching them isn’t always easy when the angler and fish are separated only by 20 inches of clear water. […]

Bass pro Brandon Cobb can’t wait to fish Lake Greenwood in February because of the big, prespawn females the lake spits out regularly.

February lunkers are no surprise at Lake Greenwood

Pat Robertson

Changing weather patterns can make bass fishing challenging in February, but it is also a premier month for catching big, prespawn females on South Carolina’s Lake Greenwood, according to bass pro Brandon Cobb, who grew up on the lake. […]

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

Brian Cope

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. […]

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. […]

Spotted bass from Lake Norman like this nice fish caught by Carson Orellana are actually a species known as Alabama bass.

Are spotted bass really Crimson Tide fans?

Dan Kibler

When is a spotted bass not a spotted bass?

Apparently, when it lives in Lake Norman. […]

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. […]