Most anglers pack it in for winter, but late-season smallmouths are just heating up. Discover where to find them and the ...

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 ...

From their looks to their fighting style to how we catch them to where they live, here’s how America’s favorite fish stack up ...

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 ...

A smallmouth bass caught with a popper on the Greenbrier River in WV. / photo by Chase McCoy If you've never fished for smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you are missing out on a great game fish. They ...

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 ...