It’s fall and things have changed on your favorite bass fishing waters. Shorter days, falling water temps, and shifting baitfish patterns cause bass to position and behave differently. If you hit the ...

With forward-facing sonar (FFS) dominating so much of the bass-talk the past few years, the arrival of fall can be a satisfying return to “old-school” chunkin’ and windin’ among the extreme shallows ...

When that mercury drops, the bass pop. Lots of Massachusetts anglers pick up reels and set out to plumb the state’s rivers, estuaries, and ponds for bass and trout once the leaves start to change.

No one has officially banned forward-facing sonar (FFS) yet. Sure, some tournament circuits have limited its use, but in your own day-to-day fishing you’re free to do what you want. Even though we saw ...

Autumn’s cooling water temperatures trigger movement in gamefish, including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and walleyes. As temperatures drop, these species often relate to steeper-breaking areas.

In the valley just before dawn the town lights glitter in indigo shadow while the sky begins to fire from the rising sun. I like to leave the house then, though I know the settled clouds of autumn ...

Striped bass populations have been down in recent years and, as many East Coast states weigh future regulations, fall fishermen are anxious about striper runs right now. Anglers can still expect ...

Though the days will soon be shorter and cooler, don't be fooled into thinking that bass will be in their shallow fall patterns just yet. Even though it may feel like fall is coming, the water will ...

Striped bass feed aggressively in the surf at night, and fall is the time to catch them on the New Jersey coast. Fishing at night for stripers in the surf requires know-how and research beyond just ...