Find out when bass season is open near you. Be aware of each state’s 2025 catch-and-release and harvest rules so you can fish ...

Spring is fat bass season in the Great Lakes region, as the big, egg-laden females get ready to spawn. It’s during this time of year that some of the heaviest smallmouth bass are typically landed, and ...

From their looks to their fighting style to how we catch them to where they live, here’s how America’s favorite fish stack up ...

Little Traverse Bay: Fishing pressure along the Bear River continued to decrease, with only limited reports of smallmouth bass and walleye. Some fish were caught later in the day using jig heads and ...

LANSING – Every spring for the last 15 years, Gene Gilliland and some friends have gone smallmouth bass fishing in Lake St. Clair in Southeast Michigan for a week. He and one friend travel from ...

There’s no denying that smallmouth bass attract attention from anglers nationwide. From their beautiful patterns, aggressive strikes, and drag-peeling fights, it’s easy to see why. Smallmouth are ...

Michigan's 2025-26 fishing license is required for individuals 17 and older fishing in public waters. A free fishing weekend, waiving license requirements, will take place June 7-8. The 2025-26 ...