Bass Fishing

Shaw Grigsby likes to fish in all different spots. When he gets to an unfamiliar place, he relies on a few methods to start catching fish.

It’s probably happened to most anglers while fishing in mid to late autumn.  Walleyes, crappies, perch and smallmouth are in deeper water than usual.  Every now and then we see on the sonar what we think is a fish.  Then it bites.  It is a fish!  It’s then that we realize:  Fishing in mid to late fall and early winter can be a bit like ice fishing.  Here’s how you can take advantage of that realization.

The 2022 fishing season is in the books. In conversations with anglers over the past few weeks, several observations have been presented more often than others. Some of these probably can’t be answered with any degree of accuracy, but to this angler, they’re interesting and worthy of some thought. Following are a couple of those observations.

The drop-shot rig took the fishing world by storm years ago, and for good reason — it remains one of the most reliable finesse techniques for bass anglers today. Whether you're targeting largemouth, smallmouth, or even walleye, knowing how to rig and fish a drop-shot can be the difference between a slow day and a successful one. Dive into the setup, gear, and tactics that make this method a must-have in any angler's arsenal.

Dock Fishing is a technique that can be done all year long. Andy Montgomery gives us his Dock Fishing 101 breakdown.

As popular as the drop-shot rig has gotten, it still produces under those tough conditions.