Freshwater anglers have lots of topwater options. In the bass game especially, those looking for surface eruptions can dip into practically any lure genre and find the perfect bait to call up a hog.

Every topwater strike makes bass fishing more fun. But there’s something about topwater frog fishing—watching that almost comical-looking bait hop and sputter and then get suddenly obliterated—that ...

It starts without warning. While fishing down the shoreline for bass on a glorious autumn day, the water behind you suddenly erupts in chaos. Huge schools of baitfish, with nowhere to flee, leap from ...

People debate the subject of the most exciting way to catch a fish. I know what method I think is most exciting. There is nothing more exciting than watching a fish attack a topwater lure. I fish a ...

Catching fish on top-water lures can be so exciting that some anglers would rather catch one fish on a top-water than two or three down deep. Lures that splash and dance across the surface are ...

From an Alaskan guide coming out of retirement for one more shot, to must-have topwater bass baits, to the best soft plastic baits, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s ...

Some of the most frustrating days on the water happen when you know fish are there, conditions look right,... The post Why ...