The idea of trying to catch post spawn bass often puts fear in the heart of many bass anglers. Frequently, you might hear "where did all the bass go?" at local boat launches and tackle shops. Be ...

In Southeast Missouri and southern Illinois, May marks the end of the spawning season for largemouth bass. This month, you can still find bass in the spawn through the middle of the month on the lower ...

If you think the early spring weather has been crazy, just think about how a bass must feel. Even before the calendar flipped seasons, February weather was warm enough it had bass starting to think ...

Largemouth bass are winding down their annual spawn and retreating from shallow bedding areas. Catching these fish as they regroup after reproduction isn't overly difficult if you know where to look ...

Every bass angler looks forward to spring with great anticipation. Big sow females move to the shallows from their winter homes to spawn. Bass eager to spawn move in and out of skinny water to ...

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 ...

Post-spawn fishing for bass can encompass everything from hatched eggs to shady summer haunts. Though some anglers love this time of year and others hate it, once you get post-spawn bass pinpointed ...

Post-spawn bass require topwater lures, and the old standby bait, the Pop-R, is hard to beat. Fishing the ledge rock banks in the creeks is your best bet. You will find bass are in all stages of the ...

The spawn is the most exciting time of year to target big bass. As water temperatures warm, largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass become more active and move into shallow water to start bedding.