If you don’t know how to fish with poppers and get the most from these lures, now’s the perfect time to learn, as the topwater bite is in full swing and will stay good through summer and into fall.

Garry Canino, of Brewerton, shows a 17- inch smallmouth bass caught at Big Bay on Oneida Lake during an outing on Aug. 15. He was using a Hula Popper at dusk. His daughter, Tracey Canino, netted it ...