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 ...

Smallmouth bass are known to be the hardest fighting fish, pound for pound, swimming in fresh water. Throughout the Midwest, they are found from the Great Lakes to tiny Ozark streams. They live in ...

The baitfish blitz Like many species, smallmouth gorge on big baitfish during late summer and fall. While active river smallies will hold near cover and ambush prey, this time of year you will also ...

No species is more closely associated with freshwater fishing than bass. It’s what most people—anglers and nonanglers alike—envision catching when casting into a lake or pond. And it makes sense ...

Smallmouth bass are known to be the hardest-fighting fish, pound-for-pound, swimming in fresh water. Throughout the Midwest, they are found from the Great Lakes to tiny Ozark streams. They live in ...

When it comes to smallmouth vs largemouth bass, there are probably more similarities between the species than there are differences. Both are among the most sought after freshwater game fish in the ...

From their looks to their fighting style to how we catch them to where they live, here’s how America’s favorite fish species stack up and which one reigns supreme. Bass anglers love bass, right? But ...