The River2Sea Whopper Plopper burst onto the international fishing scene less than a decade ago, and suddenly, bass addicts everywhere were unable to put it down. As the name suggests, the lure’s ...

In a story on Bassmaster.com: It’s one of the most dependable patterns in bass fishing, but don’t let the name fool you — mayfly action extends well past the year’s fifth month. In fact, parts of U.S.

Largemouth bass ate the Whopper Plopper like it was good. I don't expect to catch bass on topwater lures this late in the spring, especially on bright, hot, sunny days, but I brought a few anyway. If ...

Every bass fisherman is familiar with the Whopper Plopper. It’s a top water bass fishing bait that hit the market a decade or so ago. They have been responsible for the undoing of a lot of big ...

A Whopper Plopper gurgles across the placid, sky-reflecting surface of the Wapsipinicon River on Monday evening. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles ...

Northern pike typically have dark olive bodies with a pattern of lighter-colored, oblong spots on their sides. FedBul / Adobe stock A pike strike is a magical thing, and I don’t really care if it’s ...

In this edition of The Starting Spot: -If you’ve ever been around a lake during a mayfly hatch you can imagine just how big of an impact a natural event like that can have on an ecosystem. The sudden ...