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Catching Bass with Dustin Wilks

Season 6

Season 6 of Catching Bass with Dustin Wilks first aired in 2026 and has 13 episodes, all free to stream on Outdoor America. Dustin teaches techniques for Bass

  1. Episode 1 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Cold Dirty Water

    Dustin cranks rock, points and docks in 43-degree stained water, catching winter spots where most anglers would not bother.

  2. Episode 2 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Warming Trend Prespawn

    Dustin follows a mid-February warm-up into the backs of wind-blown creeks, taking pre-spawn bass on a swimbait.

  3. Episode 3 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Spring Surface Swimbaits

    Dustin shows why warm spring nights put bass on the surface, and how most anglers fish straight below them.

  4. Episode 4 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Flipping Post Spawn

    Dustin flips a worm into roots and stumps as the shad spawn, picking off immediate post-spawn bass.

  5. Episode 5 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    April Prespawn Angles

    Dustin re-fishes the same April banks from a different angle and finds the staging pre-spawn school he had missed.

  6. Episode 6 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Early March Spinnerbaits

    Dustin works spinnerbaits through weeds and rock into spawning pockets, and learns the bite is in the middle of the cover.

  7. Episode 7 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Tidal Water Spring

    Dustin fishes big black tidal water in April, taking spring bass on a worm and a frog once the sun breaks through.

  8. Episode 8 · 22 min · Oct 28, 2026

    Jet Boat Smallmouth

    Dustin runs the jet boat up a clear March river for pre-spawn smallmouth, switching to baitfish colors where the birds are working.

  9. Episode 9 · 22 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Early Summer Ledges

    Dustin cranks offshore ledges and stumps on a big reservoir in early summer, finding post-spawn bass up to seven pounds.

  10. Episode 10 · 22 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Deep or Upriver

    Dustin weighs deep water against a run up the river on a pressured southern lake at 83 degrees.

  11. Episode 11 · 22 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Northern Smallmouth

    Dustin fishes crystal-clear northern flats and weed beds at the end of June, with bigger lures than smallmouth anglers expect.

  12. Episode 12 · 22 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Fall Current Schoolers

    Dustin fishes a generating reservoir in the fall, staying on schooling bass where the current sweeps a point.

  13. Episode 13 · 22 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Season Six Highlights

    Dustin revisits the best catches and moments of the season, from a canal largemouth to offshore summer spots.