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How to Catch Big Smallmouth Bass in Fall

There was a period of my life not so long ago when I was completely obsessed with big smallmouth bass. From about 14 years old until my early 20s, I would spend nearly every day of the summer pursuing them. My madness even led me to enter a few local bass tournaments around my family’s home near Lake Champlain. Big smallies just dominated my brain. But every summer would inevitably end. As the first leaves of autumn began to fall, I’d put my...

3 Fall Presentations That Produce Bomber Bass

In the beginning of September, which qualifies as fall in Minnesota, I spent some time targeting smallies on a good-sized lake. The fish were just starting to school up, and the conditions were right. It almost wasn’t fair. The competition of schooling fish, along with the pressing need to consume serious pre-winter calories, is a winning combination if you enjoy catching big, aggressive bass. It can be so easy—until it’s not. When the conditions...

How To Catch Muskies in the Fall

There’s a certain prestige that comes with being a muskie angler. The title carries a lofty and somewhat dark mystique bestowed by other anglers. It’s hard to define, but if there was some sort of raucous saloon out there where all the types of fisherman of the world gathered, the muskie anglers would be the easiest to spot. They’d be the haggard group sitting together at a dark table in the corner comparing their scars, rubbing Tiger Balm on...