August smallmouth are fed up, set up

Local fishing guides will tell you that late August and early September are the best times to catch a big smallmouth bass from the St. Lawrence River. Plus there’s the...

Lester takes the lead on St. Lawrence

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — In dramatic Bassmaster fashion, a new leader took the helm during the second round of the Huk Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River presented by Black Velvet.  The...

Lovin’ the St. Lawrence!

We’re back in Waddington, N.Y., a place that has been very good to me and one I love to visit. I fished my first B.A.S.S. tournament on the St. Lawrence...

How I will fish the St. Lawrence River

This week we finish up the Bassmaster Elite Series regular season on the HUK Bassmaster Elite St. Lawrence River presented by Black Vevet out of Waddington, N.Y. I’ve fished here...

No water shortage for Lee

The St. Lawrence River contains more than 700 miles of vitally healthy water for everything from whales to fat smallmouth as it connects the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Ontario. And...

Matt Lee seizes Day 1 lead

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Giant limits of smallmouth bass exceeded expectations during Thursday’s opening round of competition as Matt Lee of Guntersville, Ala., weighed a tremendous 27-pound, 12-ounce limit of smallmouth bass to...

Special St. Lawrence

Football season’s official start is just around the corner, but we’re going to get a look at some “footballs” of a different kind this week on the St. Lawrence River....

No net, no problem

WADDINGTON, N.Y.— “I got one!” and “get the net!” are phrases commonly tied to bass fishing. When the catch is too big and lively for the hands to grab and...

St. Lawrence went off the charts

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Bassmaster emcee Dave Mercer ran out of superlatives about a quarter into the Day 1 weigh-in at the HUK Bassmaster Elite at the St. Lawrence River presented...

Prepare for a slugfest at St. Lawrence

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Here’s all you need to know about how good the smallmouth bass fishing is now on the St. Lawrence River: In talking to only six Bassmaster Elite...

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