If you don’t know how to fish with poppers and get the most from these lures, now’s the perfect time to learn, as the topwater bite is in full swing and will stay good through summer and into fall.

Don’t tell my bass club mentors, my editors or my colleagues on the Board of Directors of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, but I’ve been cheating on my first love for five years, and I don’t intend to ...

Miserable is the most appropriate word I can come up with for the weather this past week. Temperatures over 100 with humidity over 90 just doesn’t work for me. A good friend recently returned from a ...

Early morning topwater fishing feels electric, and when it’s right, the strikes come out of nowhere. But the window... The ...

Fishing topwater poppers for aggressive bass using 30 lb braid and a lightweight reel. #Fishing #BassFishing #TopwaterPoppers ...

There’s simply no experience in fishing like a topwater strike. Whether it’s a violent eruption of water or a subtle “gulp,” the strike is what keeps anglers coming back. Besides the fact that ...

Few fishing accomplishments are as exciting as catching bass on the surface. Submitted photo. The temperature was pushing 80 degrees. Not bad for a July afternoon, but this was at 6 a.m. It was going ...