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Recreational fishermen will get to keep a few more black sea bass next year after federal fishery managers bumped the quota ...

It's not a gradual warming trend or the moon phase that triggers FL biggest bass spawn waves. JT Kenney explains how to time ...

Spawning season is when bass fishing myths do the most damage. You hear hard rules repeated every spring—dates, temperatures, ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The most recent Chesapeake Bay striped bass spawning surveys are in and the news is not good. A young-of-the-year survey done by the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences shows ...

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The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission announced this week the upcoming launch of its Legacy Lunker Program, an angler-based initiative set to celebrate and significantly enhance the future of bass ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Lake Erie’s smallmouth bass and largemouth bass in area reservoirs are wrapping up their spawning seasons, with the already good fishing guaranteed to improve under balmy skies in ...

Bass fishing is just plain fun. But what’s the most fun way to catch them? On my way up to a recent Northwoods bass fishing week, a friend asked if there was some specific bite I hoped I would ...

Shad spawns can pay off big, but bass pros who win big money don’t go all in on them. To catch big bass all day during a shad spawn, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. In an ...

Anglers are eager for an uptick in fishing as spring nears, but Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said the bite is spotty for all species. Recent rain has raised water levels in the White and War Eagle ...

White bass, or sandies as they are often called, are a popular species for fishermen in Texas, but at this time of year their popularity peaks. Spots like the Neches River above Lake Palestine can be ...