I was fishing with my friend Shane Gesell recently near Alexandria, Minn. It was on this trip that I re-remembered why netting the fish that’s on the end of your line can be a good idea. Actually, ...

The bass spawn is officially behind us. No more occasional stragglers to be found, and fry balls have busted up into individual baby bass trying to make it on their own. Most of the fish have vacated ...

In Alabama, the pollen is thick on the truck, the buttercups are popping out of the ground, and the dogwoods are about to bloom—all indicators that bass should be heading onto beds soon. The same can ...