Whether you’re hitting the farm pond or the river this season, don’t leave home without these best bass flies for smallmouths and largemouths Some people live for the blow of a big largemouth creaming ...

Fly fishing Indiana’s Lake Michigan coast for smallmouth bass is an adventure every serious bronzeback angler should experience. Indiana is home to about 40 miles of smallmouth rich lakeshore between ...

I live in one of the most trout-rich states. Idaho is chock-full of blue-ribbon waters, and fly anglers descend upon them ­every spring. I like to target trout as much as the next guy, but I can only ...

Fly South in Nashville is launching their fly tying classes for 2011. March 19th Troy Basso will hold a tying class for smallmouth bass flies. Basso has 10 original patterns being marketed by ...

When I arrived back in the Midwest, the warmer than usual late-summer weather was replaced by a cold front that sunk air and water temperatures downward on the Fahrenheit scale. Refusing to be ...

A faction of eastern fly fishers who hang their hats on smallmouth bass cling to a small set of heroes. One of which is Bob Clouser. Most recognize Bob as the inventor of the famous Clouser Minnow. He ...

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 ...

Like many bass anglers, John Deshauteurs has an abundance of specialized tackle. Rods with a broomstick-strength backbone and multi-gear reels that are engineering marvels. Tools to drop a jig into a ...

1.) Largemouth vs. Smallmouth: Which Bass is Best? Bass anglers love bass, right? But exactly what do you picture when you dream about that personal best bass? Is it green or bronze? Are you fishing ...