It’s one of those age-old beliefs that comes with a bonus: It’s true! This time of year around here, when the fishing takes on the feel of hard work, you need every advantage you can pull from the ...

Big fish smashing a topwater lure is the most exciting sensation in fishing, and there's no better time to experience it than now. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Kentucky bass, striped bass and ...

It starts without warning. While fishing down the shoreline for bass on a glorious autumn day, the water behind you suddenly erupts in chaos. Huge schools of baitfish, with nowhere to flee, leap from ...

Nothing thrills like a topwater bite, and whether you're fishing during the early morning feed or prospecting a midday shade pocket, the right topwater bait often tempts the biggest fish. The question ...

It is a most welcome event every year, and every year by Thanksgiving Day it happens. I speak of the arrival of migratory, fish-eating birds on our local reservoirs, including gulls, terns, ospreys, ...