Big fish smashing a topwater lure is the most exciting sensation in fishing, and there's no better time to experience it than now. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Kentucky bass, striped bass and ...

Lake Erie, Dale Hollow Lake, and the St. Lawrence River are just a few locations in the U.S. that grow giant smallmouth. These are iconic places to fish, but to truly be effective on those waters, you ...

Topwater lures are the go-to fishing lures of mid- to late summer. These are effective artificial lures that float and move on the top of the water. They can work when other lures fail. A topwater ...

Companies have spawned seemingly every conceivable critter into a topwater bait—from frogs and rodents to flying mammals, birds, and even turtles. While some lures achieve instant notoriety for their ...

Catching fish on top-water lures can be so exciting that some anglers would rather catch one fish on a top-water than two or three down deep. Lures that splash and dance across the surface are ...

These were the bass baits—and mindset shifts—that defined my 2025 season and helped me catch more and bigger largemouth bass.

Topwater lures are in a league of their own. Nowhere in the fishing world will you find a more eclectic, bizarre, and curious collection of tackle. Companies have spawned seemingly every conceivable ...