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  • Iowa Fish Report – Lake Smith: Fishing is slow for bluegills and crappies but fair for largemouth bass. Anglers continue to have the best luck throwing top-water and buzz baits in the evening.

  • OUTDOORS: Smallies Biting As Usual on Lake St. Clair – Fall is just around the corner and if you haven’t gone smallmouth fishing on Lake St. Clair, well you’re still in luck.

  • Gene Mueller's Fishing Report – In some parts of our region fishing could not be better, but biologists are concerned that the shortage of precipitation might affect spawning activities of certain fish, including smallmouth bass in such rivers as Virginia's Rappahannock and Maryland's Potomac. A good rain will be a great relief to the rivers. …

  • Pay Attention to Water Levels in Eastern Connecticut Rivers When Planning Fishing Trips: A Fishing Guide – Three weeks ago, I combined with a fishing buddy to catch 64 bass in a stretch of the Quinebaug River between the eastern Connecticut towns of Plainfield and Canterbury. Two weeks later, that same section of the Quinebaug yielded just 27 bass, despite our fishing the same spots and employing the same plastic creature baits. The only thing that had changed to explain this disparity is the water …

  • Try smallmouth for a big fishing challenge – The smallmouth bass originally ranged from the Great Lakes as far south as northern Georgia and Alabama and from the Appalachians west to eastern Oklahoma. How this exciting game fish ended up in Wyoming and Idaho is anybody’s guess.

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  • Crankbait or spinnerbait in the fall?
    September 3, 2012:It's fall's biggest dilemma: Crankbait or spinnerbait? Read how bass fishing pro Edwin Evers makes his choice then watch him explain in our exclusive video. read more
  • 10 tips for proper reel care
    September 3, 2012:Most anglers want to be able to repair and maintain their own reels. They want to know how and why they work. But let's face it, modern reels are complicated. read more
  • Boat strategy for rough water
    September 2, 2012:Elite Series pro Randy Howell takes extra precautions with his Triton 21X when he knows he'll be boating on rough waters. read more
  • 6 ways to save on fishing tackle
    September 2, 2012:Become a savvy fishing tackle shopper by learning to stretch your dollars with these six useful tips. read more
  • Tips for tackling bass in September
    September 1, 2012:September is a transition month, when summer temperatures finally begin to give way to the coolness of fall. This break from the sauna sounds like great news, but it's a time when many tournament
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  • 5 Lure Challenge
    August 27, 2012 :I was invited to respond to a Avid Angler Challenge, basically what 5 baits would you pick with to fish for the rest of your life.  So you only get 5 and you are stuck with them….Seem easy at f
  • La Crosse Everstart & Gull NABC
    August 9, 2012 :I recently fished the Everstart Central division event out of La Crosse, WI as a co-angler.  I have a TBF Northern Divisional event coming up in September on the same waters, so I thought it woul
  • Gopher Bassmasters Mille Lacs Tourney & Photo Shoot
    July 24, 2012 :On Saturday I made the drive up to Onamia super early in the morning to partake in a Gopher Bassmasters club tournament.  Frankly, I had not been to Mille Lacs in over a year, this would be my on
  • Mediocre BFL Debut
    July 18, 2012 :For a few reasons, I had long wanted to fish some BFL events, they are well attended and often fish the Mississippi River that I very much like to fish and have had a fair amount of success on. 
  • Kompak Craw Review & Evolve Contest Winner!
    July 12, 2012 :Those that have been following along on the blog for the last few months, you are aware of some contests and product reviews in the works with Evolve Baits.  Of the samples sent, I was immediatel
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