In early spring, leave the main lake and look to the shallowest sloughs for the mother lode of largemouth bass.

Use a hair jig on your next ice fishing trip to imitate common panfish food choices like zooplankton and aquatic insects.

Supersized soft-plastic worms are a surprisingly versatile bait for largemouth bass.

Supersized soft-plastic worms are a surprisingly versatile bait for largemouth bass.

Catch more and bigger panfish through the ice with spoons

The Flutter Fish’s visual effect and vibration mimic a dying baitfish almost perfectly.

Southwestern New Hampshire’s hidden gem provides a variety of habitats for and an even more impressive list of fish species.

Sunfish spawn in the spring in shallow water, making them easily accessible to both boat and shoreline fly anglers.

Drop-shotting is a versatile technique that can produce bass in almost any scenario in the Northeast.

Learn to love the “weeds” that hold big bass in the summer months.