What Anglers Need to Know As we prepare for the first event of the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series, it feels appropriate ...

Water clarity is 1-2 feet in windblown coves and bass have been biting on small-profiled flat sided squarebills in craw colors, dark colored jigs, and dark colored finesse worms on a shaky head.

worms. The Upper Kern River was stocked this ... Bass anglers worked in 10 to 30 feet of water with finesse baits for 1-to-2-pound bass. Spotted bass also took vertical spoons in deeper water.

Some animals rely on brute strength to hunt, while others use intelligence, deception, and teamwork to outwit their prey.

A light jig quivering in place can draw strikes from finicky winter bluegills. / Joe Shead Drop a worm in the water on a summer day and just try to not catch a bluegill. But in winter, sometimes ...