A smallmouth bass caught with a popper on the Greenbrier River in WV ... make it the Clouser Minnow in chartreuse and white. It's a classic for a reason, and that reason is it flat out catches ...

Poppers and divers are my go-to for ... The Clouser Minnow is like the Swiss Army knife of flies for smallmouth bass—it does ...

chartreuse, or black. Poppers and prop lures can be fished the same way and they’re two of the best smallmouth bass lures. Deliver the bait to a likely spot and let the ripples settle.

Fishing tip: Always pay close attention to what the bait is doing as it comes through the water column. If it bumps a limb or grass, pausing the retrieve will often allow the bait to float free before ...

A lot of angers get overwhelmed when searching for the best bass flies. They see the staggering number of soft plastics, jigs, and other baits used by the conventional crowd and think they have to ...

You can use bluegill pattern poppers when actively targeting bass that you believe to be ... In dirty water, chartreuse/black back or some type of craw color. Cleaner water, I'm probably going ...

McQuiston is a proponent of the "popper and dropper" arrangement where ... This is irresistible to bream and even bass. "I've caught a 3-pound bass on that number 12 dropper," said McQuiston.

Garry Canino, of Brewerton, shows a 17- inch smallmouth bass caught at Big Bay on Oneida Lake during an outing on Aug. 15. He was using a Hula Popper at dusk. His daughter, Tracey Canino ...

Guide Mark Talasek reported similar results on plum/chartreuse Bass Assassins. Guide Jim Morris of Cypress Creek reported better crappie action in around 30 feet of water. Jigs and minnows have ...