Spring is fat bass season in the Great Lakes region, as the big, egg-laden females get ready to spawn. It’s during this time of year that some of the heaviest smallmouth bass are typically landed, and ...

LANSING – Every spring for the last 15 years, Gene Gilliland and some friends have gone smallmouth bass fishing in Lake St. Clair in Southeast Michigan for a week. He and one friend travel from ...

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Find out when bass season is open near you. Be aware of each state’s 2025 catch-and-release and harvest rules so you can fish legally all year. | Photo by Kurt Mazurek Almost everyone in the USA, has ...

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Early spring bass bonanza! Experience the incredible and rewarding bass fishing action of early spring. GOP Calls for Investigation into Federal Card Charges 'Yellowstone' star Cole Hauser says ...

A Chatterbait (AKA bladed jig or vibrating jig) is one of the most beloved "power fishing" lures in a bass angler’s arsenal. It combines the flash of a spinnerbait, the vibration of a crankbait, and ...