PLATTSBURGH — Options will be plentiful for anglers fishing the 2025 Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series at Lake Champlain presented by Native Watercraft, and New Hampshire native Jake Angulas believes ...

Entering Championship Monday at the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain, Ed Loughran III, the Day 3 leader, believed he needed a 20-pound bag to secure his first blue trophy. However, with a 16-pound, ...

Thankfully, I live in the Northeast, a hotbed for smallmouth lakes, rivers, and streams. I’ve grown up catching these incredible fish and have chased them across the country in tournaments since. I’ve ...

OGDENSBURG, N.Y. – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar has announced that a new state record for smallmouth bass was set on Sept. 22. Using a soft ...

If I had to choose the best bass fishing lake in New York state, it would have to be Lake Champlain. In fact, I’d even say it may be the best in the Northeast. In 2007, it was the Bassmaster pros’ ...

MONTPELIER — If Andrew Oestringer had brought his bass to a certified scale before filleting the fish, he would probably hold a new state record. “It’s rare but not unheard of for anglers who plan to ...

Do fish bite in the rain? They did for Mike Galcik of Schuylerville and me last week while practicing on Lake Champlain for Sunday’s Walter J. Bujanowski Memorial Bass Tournament. It rained — actually ...

Bass fishing is about as iconic a summer activity as eating hotdogs at baseball games and launching fireworks on the Fourth of July. It’s a time for warm, sunny days on the water, chucking baits and ...