The open water of the small cove was dark and green and rich with promise. I toed the bank and cocked the bass rod, swinging hard to punch the elongated minnow-imitation plug into the gusting spring ...

Spring is an excellent season to intercept bass in warming shallows. The fish are moving to spawn, feeding aggressively within reach of boaters, bank walkers and waders. And, regardless of approach, ...

Striped bass have an appetite for minnows. Aaron Jolliff at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said brood minnows work best, but stripers are biting minnows of any size at least 25 feet deep. Best ...

Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

The wait for the infamous Crush City Mooch Minnow is finally over. You no longer have to be Jacob Wheeler’s best bud (although, if you are, that sounds pretty awesome) to get your hands on a pack of ...

Anglers are reeling some big striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said stripers are biting best between the Arkansas 12 bridge and Point 12. Shad or brood minnows are the best baits. Walleye are ...

Dividends At Clear Lake… Napa angler Jeff Bayless added a personal-best big catfish to the string of 25 largemouth bass he caught there recently. Pro guide Bob Myskey manned the net. I’m looking for ...

When calendar pages turn to April, the focus of fishing turns to hard-fighting white bass. Stand in a grocery store checkout line long enough and you'll hear the $64 question: "Are the white bass ...