Lake Erie, Dale Hollow Lake, and the St. Lawrence River are just a few locations in the U.S. that grow giant smallmouth. These are iconic places to fish, but to truly be effective on those waters, you ...

Boat handling and setup are key elements for successfully targeting river smallmouth and understanding how river fish relate to currents is also very important. River smallies have an exceptionally ...

GILES COUNTY, Va. – The New River in Giles County is scenic and, as it turns out, is full of fish. Chris Thompson invited me to go fishing with a promise we would have a better-than-average chance of ...

(For years, I’ve interviewed top anglers and have noticed many talk more about the little things that make such a big difference, such as proper hook set or netting. This is the third in a series of ...

Thankfully, I live in the Northeast, a hotbed for smallmouth lakes, rivers, and streams. I’ve grown up catching these incredible fish and have chased them across the country in tournaments since. I’ve ...

More than 10,000 definitive anglers earned prestigious Fish Ohio pins, a recognition of trophy-sized catches, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The ODNR's Division of Wildlife ...

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ON THE UPPER ST. CROIX RIVER — Only a sharp eye or one bent toward appreciating this region's history can spot the vestiges of the St. Croix River that once was. A waterway that in the 1700s ...

Smallmouth bass and chain pickerel. They’re both common across much of the United States — so much so that few people give much thought as to how they might expand their range. If you were to catch ...

BERRYVILLE — The Kings River was at its best on June 1 for the second annual Smallmouth Shootout to benefit the Mayfly Project. Thomas Horsman of Fayetteville, fishing alone under the name “Idiot on a ...

Call it fishing for a good cause. A series of fishing derbies and festivals have sprung up across Oregon with a singular goal: getting smallmouth bass out of the river. While they’re a popular ...