Fish Michigan’s Lake Erie
The habitat here is unlike the reef fishing done elsewhere on the big lake.
Fish Michigan’s Lake St. Clair
The short drive from the metropolis of Detroit to the Lake St. Clair Metropark takes you from concrete and bustling traffic to a fishing resort atmosphere.
Tips for tackling bass in September
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 anglers struggle.
Bass fishing’s forgotten fall patterns
While most early fall advice focuses on shallow cranking, a few pros have kept these lesser-known tactics to themselves for success in the transition between seasons.
8 tips for creek bassing
Often, when the other guys are out in the middle of the lake fishing deep ledges and channels, you'll find Elite Series pro Bill Lowen in the backs of creeks and bays fishing water that's only a few inches deep.
Sound matters
It’s important to understand the role that sound makes in attracting smallies ... and in running them off.
Changing weather is not your enemy
Most everything right now is in open water. The baitfish are schooling as they get ready for their fall migration into the creeks and backwater areas.
On point with Brandon Palaniuk
The key to Palaniuk's win at the St. Lawrence River Elite Series tournament was finding better than average smallmouth bass.
Mobile structure: When baitfish become the object of obsession
Fishing suspended bait isn’t like targeting a laydown. However, if anglers branch out to open water bassin’, the payoff can be huge.
The truth about equipment
Just because you don’t have the budget to buy the newest and the best doesn’t mean you can’t catch bass, and it doesn’t mean you can’t compete.
