Because our region is blessed with an abundance of great trout waters, many anglers from this area tend to forget the most popular gamefish in this country is the largemouth bass. Not only are ...

Swimming a plastic worm is one of the most simple fishing techniques, but also one of the most effective. Popularly known among bass anglers as speed worm fishing, swimming plastic wigglers produce ...

Fishing with plastic worms for largemouth bass is both intense and relaxing. An angler using a plastic worm must get their mind and the plastic worm working together. Concentrating on the plastic worm ...

Angela Perea at Lake Fayetteville Marina recommends using plastic worms, jig and pigs or spinner baits for black bass.

Many bass anglers regard plastic worms as the single most effective lure for big bass. A worm's long, thin profile and lifelike action suggest a wide range of prey. Yet in spite of their ability to ...

When the fishing turns summertime tough, bass anglers get downright wacky. Plastic worms may catch more black bass during summer than any other lure. There are all kinds of ways to rig them. One that ...

The bite was subtle, which is often the case when fishing a river hovering around 40 degrees. I was fishing a Ned rig — a finesse-sized pairing of a slim ...

When learning how to fish for bass, an essential first lesson for beginners is to master a few essential fishing rigs that use soft baits—whether they’re worms, crawfish, tube baits, or creature baits ...

N this 2009 photo, Nick Costanzo, of Baldwinsville, holds up a 19-1/2-inch largemouth bass he caught fishing with a crab. (Submitted photo) New York State's regular bass fishing season opens Saturday.

Bruce Darr shows a 35-pound striped bass he caught while fly fishing in early January in the Rocky Branch area of Beaver Lake ...