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Fishing has picked up this week with salmon beginning to stage, and good bass and walleye action.

Bass and blues are in binge mode and can be found wherever pogies are schooled up.

HENDERSON — Boater Derik Hudson of Concord, Virginia, caught 10 bass weighing 31 pounds, 10 ounces to win the two-day Major League Fishing’s Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H

Kevin VanDam, or KVD, is one of the greatest tournament bass anglers ever to pick up a rod and reel. Even someone with his accolades can be tested with tough September fishing, but KVD has five lures that always produce for him this month.

Topwaters are some of the most fun lures you can use, and there are plenty to choose from. The main kinds of topwater baits are walking baits, poppers, ploppers, wake baits, and prop baits are lures that belong in your box. Here are some of the best from each of those categories.

Birthday Cake, PB&J, Bruised Banana, Confetti, Key Lime Pie, Dreamsicle Delight, Cotton Candy.

Blues have been belting plugs and shredding soft plastics from Nahant through Salem, with pogy schools at the latter holding some impressive bass.

Boater Chris Malas of Cincinnati, Ohio, caught nine bass weighing 14 pounds, 8 ounces, to win the two-day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on the Ohio River at Tanner’s Creek in Lawrenceburg, Ind.

We reviewed the best crappie lures to jig, troll, and shoot docks for slabs. Click to see which lures made the cut.

Fujita wins Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament on Lake Champlain