Boat handling and setup are key elements for successfully targeting river smallmouth and understanding how river fish relate to currents is also very important. River smallies have an exceptionally ...

Smallmouth bass are pound-for-pound one of the hardest-fighting fish you can catch, and now is a great time to do so. If I could only catch one more fish in my life, I’d want it to be a smallmouth ...

Writing last summer in a publication by the International Game Fish Association, Lindner said, "We have entered the golden ...

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 ...

(For years, I’ve interviewed top anglers and have noticed many talk more about the little things that make such a big difference, such as proper hook set or netting. This is the third in a series of ...

Thankfully, I live in the Northeast, a hotbed for smallmouth lakes, rivers, and streams. I’ve grown up catching these incredible fish and have chased them across the country in tournaments since. I’ve ...

BERRYVILLE — The Kings River was at its best on June 1 for the second annual Smallmouth Shootout to benefit the Mayfly Project. Thomas Horsman of Fayetteville, fishing alone under the name “Idiot on a ...

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 ...

ON THE UPPER ST. CROIX RIVER — Only a sharp eye or one bent toward appreciating this region's history can spot the vestiges of the St. Croix River that once was. A waterway that in the 1700s ...

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 ...

If I could only catch one more fish in my life, I’d want it to be a smallmouth bass. Pound for pound, smallmouth fight harder than any other fish I’ve ever tangled with, and they live in some of the ...