The spawn is the most exciting time of year to target big bass. As water temperatures warm, largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass become more active and move into shallow water to start bedding.

This story was originally published in the June 1966 issue of Outdoor Life. During the 1950s and 60s, the author, Anthony A. Ciuffa absolutely hammered giant largemouth bass in small farm ponds across ...

As this year draws to a close, it’s only natural that we start thinking about all the things we’re going to do to make next year better. As bass anglers, the better part often refers to our fishing.

New York state’s 2025 regular bass season opens tomorrow, June 15 and runs through Nov. 30. There’s also a catch-and-release season from Dec. 1 through June 14. Smallmouth and largemouth ...

Every topwater strike makes bass fishing more fun. But there’s something about topwater frog fishing—watching that almost comical-looking bait hop and sputter and then get suddenly obliterated—that ...