Stripers are keying on small threadfin shad about one-half inch long. Lures or bait that size are good to use. Larger shad or ...

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first fish ...

Swepco Lake: Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs recommends using any soft plastic lures for black bass. Tube baits, plastic worms ...

The lake level is coming down and the water is heating up, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass are being caught between Horseshoe Bend Park and Point 5 on shad, brood minnows or top-water ...

COLUMBUS– With a free weekend of fishing across the state, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has recently released a listing of places in Central Ohio that are ...

After a prize bass? Or are crappies or muskies more to your taste? The Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area, Ohio’s largest wildlife area, houses hundreds of ponds and lakes, offering anglers unparalleled ...

If you're looking for a place to fish, Mississippi state lakes are hard to beat because they're spread out across the state and each offers excellent fishing. "We've got state lakes all the way up to ...

In search of trophy catfish, crappie fishing with a pro, recovering a sunken car. In search of trophy catfish at Meldahl Dam, crappie fishing with a pro on Lake Barkley and game wardens use the latest ...

A call during May from Lake Conroe guide Butch Terpe can mean only one thing: The brush piles are stacking up with crappie. "It's been pretty good," Terpe said. "Not fast and furious, but steady ...

Compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake. Hot weather has ...