In Alabama, the pollen is thick on the truck, the buttercups are popping out of the ground, and the dogwoods are about to bloom—all indicators that bass should be heading onto beds soon. The same can ...

Few bass go through as much stress during the spawn as Toyota ShareLunkers, but they are still able to spawn. Fishing the spawn has no impact on public water fishing. Without a doubt there is no ...

The bass spawn is one of the best times of the year to catch your personal best largemouth or smallmouth. As water temperatures warm across the country, bass begin to gorge on food in preparation for ...

Fishing for bass on their spawning beds has always been a touchy subject. Though it’s very easy to say that disrupting them while they’re trying to replenish future stocks sounds wrong, the reality is ...

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust, switching ...

Jerkbaits are one of the most effective lures for smallmouth bass all season long, but I’d argue they shine the brightest during the pre-spawn stage of the early season. Their ability to be worked at ...

Let’s face it, fishing the spawn is straight up fun. It's an attractive way to fish, you can watch the fish react to a bait, and you catch a lot of fish. But the truth is, it can damage fisheries, and ...

Bass fishing’s toughest conditions call for techniques that use less to catch more. One pattern named for a professor and fishing writer from Kansas is about to enter its most popular time of year.

1. In Lakeland, bass are continuing to spawn, so stick to the shallow water, try flipping dark-colored creature baits. If you can find them, try shiners for bass as well. Specks continue to hit ...

Dogwood trees on the river bank sport dazzling white blossoms during April. There's also plenty of white swimming in the streams that flow into Beaver Lake when schools of white bass move up these ...

1. In Lakeland, Lake Hollingsworth is turning back on for specks on minnows and grass shrimp. Still hearing good things about Lake Crago for specks as well. Shiners remain the go-to bait for bass. On ...