Right now, the rapidly warming waters of our protected eastern Lake Erie harbors and stream flows attract many fish species, ...

Smallmouth bass in the lake are bigger than they used to be because they live longer, according to a recent study by the ...

An angler in Michigan posted a picture of an insanely fat bass caught over the weekend. The blimp of a bass was a female full ...

I did bring a few chunky smallmouths to the boat and lost a nice brown trout that came unbuttoned on the jump. The two flies that got me the most bites were a Clouser dragged and hopped on the bottom ...

Flip Putthoff. Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter. He's covered outdoor recreation for the Northwest ...

In hand, it doesn’t look like much — but from mid-spring to mid-fall, the sinking worm, often generically referred to as a ...

Spring is fat bass season in the Great Lakes region, as the big, egg-laden females get ready to spawn. It’s during this time of year that some of the heaviest smallmouth bass are typically ...

I’ve been fishing creeks for smallmouth bass since I was just a little kid, and it never gets old. Although I have a boat, Jon boat, canoe, and kayak, I still find myself wanting to walk and wade a ...