Nearly two out of every three anglers in the U.S. rely on minnows or other live bait at least some of the time. A new ...

Try fishing shallow in the back of necks, on flat banks and on the rocks; channel catfish good using large minnows, leeches, Hoss’s Hawg Bait, nightcrawlers and Sonny’s stink bait while drift-fishing ...

Fishing for striped bass is steadily improving. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said a good area to try is the south part of the lake between Horseshoe Bend park and Friendship Creek. Brood minnows or ...

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

Carlyle Lake: Catfish fair in the lake and good in the spillway using nightcrawlers, shrimp and cheese baits; crappie excellent in the lake near the rocks and right off the bank at about one foot deep ...