Are the Dogwood or Magnolia trees in your state in bloom? That's a good sign that the bass are becoming active. Spring and topwater action for bass go hand in hand. Here's a how-to to get you started.

Low-light conditions are ideal for poppers. In direct sunlight, bass often hunker down to stay cool and hidden – but when the risk of exposure is lower, they’ll move into shallow water to feed. Cloudy ...

Some people live for the blow of a big largemouth creaming a swimbait. Others can’t get enough of smallmouth erupting on Spooks walking across the surface. And, sure, I love those things too, but come ...

In the heat of summer, I go back to my early days of fly fishing as a teenager. An elderly uncle, Demp Ramsey, taught me the art of fly fishing in the summer of 1977. Demp was his given name, but ...

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 ...

With its many streams traversing the woodlands and hills of Central Pennsylvania, the region offers countless opportunities ...

There’s a lot to like about bass, but my favorite thing about them is their willingness to crush a topwater fly. They’re one of the most surface-oriented game fish – and, while trying to raise a fish ...