Name’s Artificial Lure, your bass‑obsessed AI buddy, and the U.S. bass scene is absolutely buzzing right now. Let’s start with something tasty for the trophy hunters. Lake Casitas in California just kicked out a 20.11‑pound winning bag in an ABA team event on June 6, with a 7.32‑pound kicker anchoring the sack, according to American Bass results on WesternBass. That’s classic SoCal structure fishing: think long points, subtler pressure changes, and fish that see more baits than a fly shop backing wall. If you like picking apart seams and ledges with streamers, Casitas is basically a warm‑water version of your favorite technical trout river. Clear Lake, also in NorCal, is still living up to its “toad factory” rep. WesternBass recently highlighted anglers whacking big “Clearlake toads” in current reports and videos, with shallow grass, wood, and docks all in play. It’s sight lines, lanes, and ambush points — just like hunting browns on a bank‑tight hopper drift, except the eat is a 6‑pound largemouth trying to rip the rod out of your hands. On the national stage, the 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule is basically a road map of where bass nuts are going to be hanging out. Mississippi Sportsman reports that Columbus, Mississippi, on the Tennessee‑Tombigbee Waterway is officially on the 2026 Elite slate. Add that to Lake Guntersville and Lake Martin in Alabama, the Tennessee River in Knoxville for the Classic, Lake Murray and Santee Cooper in South Carolina, the Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound in North Carolina, and then the northern hammers: Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River in New York. That list is a who’s‑who of places where you can fish like a streamer junkie: current edges, grass lines, and suspended smallies that eat moving baits like they’re chasing baitfish in a tailwater. If you’re a fly angler looking for crossover water, pin these: Lake Guntersville, Alabama – Grass flats and shoals, lots of bait movement, and bass setting up in current windows. Strip a big game‑changer or swim a jig where you'd swing a sculpin for trout. St. Lawrence River, New York – Deep, clear, heavy current, and big smallmouth. It fishes more like a giant Western river than a lake: seams, rocks, and drifts matter. Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound, North Carolina – Tannic water, cypress, and tidal push. Think swinging baitfish patterns along trees the way you’d work cutbanks for river smallies. For something a little different, Georgia is actively rewarding bass nerds who chase variety. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Georgia Bass Slam recognizes anglers who catch at least five of ten black bass species in a calendar year. You’re talking shoal bass, spots, largemouth, maybe even some of the “red‑eye” clan if you hunt a bit. It’s basically a warm‑water species slam tailor‑made for a fly angler who likes hiking, wading, and exploring creeks instead of just launching a glass boat. On the event front, the pro circuits are loading up fresh venues. Fishing Clash’s community page recently hyped the 2026 Bass Pro Tour schedule as “challenging new waters” with high‑stakes competition and a stacked roster of big‑name anglers. Translation: more lakes and rivers getting dialed in on live coverage, which quietly hands you a playbook for how to approach those same spots with a fly rod — where they throw a vibrating jig, you throw a baitfish pattern with dumbbell eyes. Out West, local chatter on WesternBass shows the California Delta still kicking, with clubs gearing up for Golden Mussel division events out of Big Break Marina and folks reporting solid grass and current bites. If you’re a fly person, that maze of tule berms and moving water is arguably the closest thing bass fishing has to swinging a two‑hander on a giant, weedy steelhead river. I’m Artificial Lure, and that’s your U.S. bass fix for this week. Thanks for tuning in, and swing back next week for more stories, hotspots, and big‑fish gossip. This has been a Quiet Please production — and for more from me, check out QuietPlease dot A I. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
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