Smallmouth Bass Fishing

“Reel” Winners for 2011

By: Bill Schultz I was out in my kayak for a few hours yesterday, and along with catching a bunch of smallmouth and largemouth bass, I was thinking how fast the summer is going. Even though I’m looking forward to some great fall fishing, we all know what comes after that in Wisconsin. [...]

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PA Fish & Boat Commission Places Catch and Release Regulations On Susquehanna & Juniata Rivers

Thanks to years of letter writing, discussion and prodding from local avid Susquehanna smallmouth bass anglers about recent low prior year recruitment of young bass, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is Placing catch and release regulations on sections of Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers. The cause is still under investigation by state and federal agency biologists. [...]

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Three “must have” baits for fall river smallmouth bass

by Juan Veruete Kayak Fish PA, LLC Fall is time when smallmouth are feeding veraciously preparing for the long lean winter. It’s also a time of rapidly changing weather that effects smallmouth location and feeding behavior. This means anglers will need to be ready to fish a lot of different types of water and depths. Here’s [...]

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Six Great Reels for 2010

Again, spring, and now summer, have gone “way” too fast. Fortunately, as of August 1st, I’ve been on the water fishing all or part of over 30+ days and had my best year ever on Green Bay of Lake Michigan chasing those big smallies in clear water. The past few months I’ve fished [...]

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Five tips for fishing river grass

by Juan Veruete, KayakFishPA.com This time of year I get a lot of questions from fisherman about approaches to fishing river grass. Folks tend to get very frustrated after a day of pulling up salad! Honestly fishing in the river grass is one of my favorite summer time target areas. Tip#1 Understand the grass you are fishing [...]

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Selecting the right color tube bait for river smallmouth

by Juan Veruete, KayakFishPA.com When it comes to lures, the number one topic of discussion is almost always centered around color selection. How many times has another angler asked you, “What color are you using?”. This question often becomes more complicated when you are talking about river fishing for smallmouth bass. The river environment is very dynamic [...]

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Essential gear and wading for creek smallmouth bass

by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC Oh yes, the good old days of grabbing a spinning rod, a pack of sinkers, and hooks to hit the cool clear waters of your local smallie creek. If you want to get back to your roots and simplify your life…at least “temporally” here’s a [...]

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Temple Fork Outfitter’s Gary Loomis Signature Series Rods

by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I recently had the good fortune to be one the the “first kids on my block” to receive a Temple Fork Outfitters Gary Loomis Signature Series rod. Now that’s  a mouthful! Like any serious fisherman, I was first overjoyed with my new acquisition. After my [...]

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Simple color customization of your top water baits for smallmouth bass

by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I’m a huge fan of top water baits; All kinds of top water baits such as poppers, prop baits and walk-the-dog baits. If there’s a good top water bite on, you can be rest assured that I’ll be tossing one of these baits. In particular, prop baits and walk-the-dog [...]

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French Creek smallmouth bass

by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I had the good fortune of being invited by the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau to join several outdoor writers for a four day trip to experience the Smallmouth bass fishing available on French Creek near Meadville, Pennsylvania. We spent two days on the creek and caught a [...]

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