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I also added that smallmouth bass were my favorite bass species, while the Florida jumbos were great to catch but lacked the "pulling power" of a Midwest smallie.

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Limits are two lakers, minimum 18 inches; two landlocked salmon, minimum 15 inches; three trout (brook, brown, or rainbow), no size limit; five pickerel, minimum 15 inches; and five bass (smallmouth or largemouth).

Considering the overcast sky with windy conditions would turn on the smallmouth bite, we found several teams drifting the gravel point with tapered drop-offs.

The passage of four years hasn't changed anything--we stand on the rock ledge with light rods throbbing violently as 12-to 15-inch smallmouths soar skyward, their tails a butterfly blur in the morning sun.

If you're fishing to pick a fight, hook a smallmouth bass and you've got a big one on your hands.

Never assume smallmouths will refuse a topwater bait in a chop of two feet or less at any time of day, no matter how deep, how cold, how clear, or how cloudy the water may be.

A trip to the Deerfield River Wednesday turned out to be much, much more than just a smallmouth bass fishing expedition thanks to the knowledge and experience of my guide, Dan Harrison of Harrison Anglers.

Most teams reported measuring smallmouths during their on-the-water catchmeasure-release tallies.

For smallmouths, Seymour says to look for faster water, rocky shorelines, and boulders that are common on the Grass River.

Anglers seeking smallmouths in a scenic, remote setting can look to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota (Quetico Provincial Park on the Canadian side of the border) where smallmouths are plentiful in the countless Canadian Shield lakes (and rivers).

It is a beautiful place to fish, nearly round but for one productive point - with a spawning flat and deep drop-offs - that draws smallmouths like a magnet.

The basic hard bottom makes it an excellent home for smallmouths. I have found that a plastic grub on a 1/8-to 1/4-ounce jig head will generally keep a live well filled with bass.

Smallmouths have been present in the Beaver Island area for a long time, but in a time span of less than 20 years their population size structure has dramatically increased.

Largemouth bass prefer shallow ponds and large lakes, while smallmouths prefer deep, clear lakes and rivers with slow to moderate currents.