Smallmouth Bass Fishing

Swimming Grubs for Great Lakes or “Any” Lake Smallies

By: Bill Schultz During the past 14 plus years, I’ve had the good fortune and pleasure of spending 150 days chasing smallies in Door County.  This is the “thumb” on the map of Wisconsin that juts out into Lake Michigan.  My efforts have been rewarded with having caught and released over 4,000 smallies. Like many of you [...]

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Door County, Wisconsin: Spring and Early Summer Smallies

by:  Bill Schultz,  Smallmouths.com Contributing Writer Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’ve always wanted to fish for smallmouth bass in Door County. I’ve heard it’s world-class!” Then you think, “But I don’t know where to go, or where to stay, or where to launch, or where to fish, or what to use.” Then, [...]

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River to Reservoir: Learning a New Game

Within a period of two years, several events occurred which put a crimp in my river smallmouth fishing plans. I had [...]

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The Bronzebacks of Lake Powell

It was one of those glorious late October mornings. The brilliant sun that had taken the chill off the day sparkled against Lake Powell’s crystal clear waters and cast its rays against the pink and tan cliffs and buttes of Padre Canyon leaving those long shadows so typical of autumn. A heron was wading in [...]

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A December to Remember: Blade Baits and Reservoir Smallmouth

Looking back at the past year, I realize that I have learned more since last March than in the previous five years combined. The switch from river to reservoir smallmouth fishing brought an entirely new set of rules, patterns, and techniques. The technique that I learned late in the year, vertical jigging a blade bait, [...]

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Drop Shot Deep Water Smallmouths

Everybody loves to fish for smallmouth in the spring when the bronze bombers are patrolling the shallows exploding on top waters, smashing jerk baits and gulping grubs swimming through the flats. But when the summer sun warms the shallows and the smallmouth retreat to their deep water haunts, many anglers resort to chasing ugly green [...]

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