Summer can be cruel to a devout trout fisherman. I found that out during the relentless drought of 2016. By July, flows on the Farmington River—my home water in Connecticut—were reduced to a pathetic ...

Lake Erie, Dale Hollow Lake, and the St. Lawrence River are just a few locations in the U.S. that grow giant smallmouth. These are iconic places to fish, but to truly be effective on those waters, you ...

OGDENSBURG, N.Y. – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar has announced that a new state record for smallmouth bass was set on Sept. 22. Using a soft ...

River smallies will move up and down river systems, but as cooler weather progresses, schools gather in deeper holes associated with cover such as downed trees, but it’s not unusual for larger ...

GILES COUNTY, Va. – The New River in Giles County is scenic and, as it turns out, is full of fish. Chris Thompson invited me to go fishing with a promise we would have a better-than-average chance of ...

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, ...

Kings River isn't the stream it used to be, some anglers and floaters say. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission agrees. Over the years, floods have eaten away at shorelines that are devoid of ...

Rafting the famous New River in western North Carolina for the sporty smallmouth bass. On this edition of the Journal, we raft the famous New River in western North Carolina for the sporty smallmouth ...

The warmer months of summer may produce higher numbers, but fall is a great time to catch bigger smallmouth bass, says Mike McSwain, who guides for smallmouth bass on the Broad River. McSwain (843-763 ...