Fly Fishing 'The Madison' in Montana; Two ‘Mystery Baits’ of the Bassmaster Classic; Berkley Lab Series Baits Revealed.
In case they slipped by you, following are the most read fishing stories of the week. If "The Madison" Made You Want to Fly Fish Montana, Here’s Where to Start; The Two ‘Mystery Baits’ That Defined the 2026 Bassmaster Classic; REVEALED: Berkley Lab Series Baits Unveiled After Bassmaster Classic Leak.
Montana's beautiful Yellowstone Cutthroat | photo by Jasper Taback If you’re like me, it took about ten minutes of the first episode to start looking at flights to Bozeman.The obvious starting point. The Madison is the quintessential trout river—wadable, consistent, and packed with fish. The bug life is abundant, with strong caddis and stonefly hatches in the summer and reliable Blue-Winged Olives in the spring and fall. There’s really no bad time to fish it, which is why it’s the backbone of so many Montana fly fishing trips.…2.) The Two ‘Mystery Baits’ That Defined the 2026 Bassmaster Classic Dylan Nutt revealed Berkley’s unreleased Lab Series bait during the final day of the 2026 Bassmaster Classic—while a strange spiny lure trend quietly spread among the field. | B.A.S.S. Dylan Nutt didn’t just win the 2026 Bassmaster Classic, he exposed a new, unreleased Berkley bait, live, on camera. On Championship Sunday in Knoxville, with a realistically untouchable lead over second place, Dylan Nutt showed the camera, and the world, the minnow shaking bait he had been using to fool all those big Tennessee bass. In that moment, he confirmed what only a small group of media already knew: the bait was part of a new, unreleased lineup calledDays earlier, at a closed-door, media preview event, that same bait was introduced under a strict embargo. The details of its design, composition, and purpose are still off-limits for the moment. But thanks to the enthusiastic, young angler, everyone knows the bait’s name, what it looks like, and the reality of its effectiveness…3.) REVEALED: Berkley Lab Series Baits Unveiled After Bassmaster Classic Leak Dye was added to the scent powder for this demo only, but it paints a dramatic picture of how this baits leaves a scent trail to convince wary bass to bite. | Kurt Mazurek Dylan Nutt’s big Classic win and partial reveal of his winning lure started a chain of events that has caused Berkley to lift the curtain early and accelerate the launch of its highly anticipated Lab Series baits. Initially scheduled for a June 1st public reveal, media who attended a closed-door preview in Bardstown, Kentucky prior to the Bassmaster Classic, have been given the green light to share details of what will likely be the most talked-about bait of 2026.the soft plastic minnow he had been guarding. He did say it was an unreleased Berkley product from something they were calling the Lab Series, but left it at that. Of course, the internet speculation spread like wildfire.Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendationsKurt Mazurek writes about all things fishing and the outdoor lifestyle for Fishing On SI -a division of Sports Illustrated. Before writing On SI he enjoyed a successful career in the fishing industry, developing marketing campaigns and creative content for many of the sport’s most recognizable brands. He is a dedicated husband and father, an enthusiastic bass tournament competitor, YouTuber, photographer, musician, and author of the novel "Personal Best: fishing and life”.
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