Shaye Baker offers bass fishing tips on how to locate and catch largemouth during the pre-spawn, spawn, and post-spawn.

Early Pre-Spawn Overview During the early pre-spawn, bass feed heavily in deep water to bulk up for the grueling process ahead.

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 ...

Jerkbaits are one of the most effective lures for smallmouth bass all season long, but I’d argue they shine the brightest during the pre-spawn stage of the early season. Location, water ...

Largemouth bass are often found in shallow water during the pre-spawn and are willing biters. Since they are so easy to catch at this time, catch and release should be the rule to ensure good ...

For bass anglers, that means it is time to look forward to the pre-spawn. In the upper Midwest, regional bass species spawn anywhere from late April until mid-June.

“Today we’re out here on Table Rock Lake, doing some pre-spawn fishing. Eric Prey from Focus Fishing Guide Service is here with me and he is going to give us some tips on wrangling in that big ...

The most anticipated transition in bass fishing, the pre-spawn, is definitely beginning on Lake Travis. My best action came around 2 p.m. in shallow water just inside coves. A shallow running ...

The lakes and ponds have finally thawed, and the spring fishing season is slowly shifting into gear in Kansas. This week, I headed out to my Uncle Dennis’ pond hoping to get the jump on some ...

Few bass go through as much stress during the spawn as Toyota ShareLunkers, but they are still able to spawn. Fishing the spawn has no impact on public water fishing.

Chong, Curtis and Foster were members of the Canadian team that was seventh at last year’s global event on Italy’s Lake ...