Bass fishing is about as iconic a summer activity as eating hotdogs at baseball games and launching fireworks on the Fourth of July. It’s a time for warm, sunny days on the water, chucking baits and ...

For flyfishing, a 7- or 8-weight fly rod works best. Since most of the fishing is done from a boat, a longer fly rod is an ...

Target current and wind-blown areas where baitfish congregate, then match your lure size and type to whatever forage the smallmouth are feeding on. Cover water aggressively with crankbaits or ...

In the valley just before dawn the town lights glitter in indigo shadow while the sky begins to fire from the rising sun. I like to leave the house then, though I know the settled clouds of autumn ...

Are you ready for some football? That’s the war cry heard across much of the country throughout the fall, and the uninitiated think it refers to a sporting event involving a pigskin. The truly savvy ...

The Starting Spot Daily Bass Fishing Headlines are the perfect way to start your day with some of the top bass fishing articles on the internet. It’s the quick, informative, how, where, and who you ...

The Juniata River, flanked by trees glowing in neon reds, yellows and greens, flowed low and slow last Wednesday morning, with a light mist rising from the water’s surface. It was the day before ...

When most anglers pack it in, the big bronzebacks feed hard. Here’s how to find and catch them in the year’s most overlooked bite. As the water temps drop into the low-60s and the crowds disappear, ...

Thanks to beautiful weather, hungry fish (like these chunky Snake River smallmouth caught by Abe Anderson) and ideal river conditions, early autumn is a great time to go fishing in southern Idaho.

In this edition of The Starting Spot: -What are the top 10 lures for small mouth bass? A few come to mind. Smallmouth bass on a jerk bait in one of my personal favorites. Dropshot? Tube? What would ...