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.

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 ...

We caught up with Elite Series pro John Murray for a 101 segment on how to fish the Whopper Plopper. As John explains, the lure sounds like a flat tire on the retrieve, which calls fish in and ...

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 ...

It’s been an eventful spring thus far in the fishing world. Among other things, multiple Texas waterbody records have been busted, a top 20 largemouth bass was sniped off a spawning bed, and a veteran ...

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 ...