Jan. 10—Trout fishing has been active in the area. Crappies have also recently been hitting on hair jigs. While the bite for crappie has been hard the finesse presentation of hair jigs have broken ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...

Beaver Lake: Crappie are schooling around brush, as is typical in the fall, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Fish around brush with minnows or jigs 12 to 20 feet deep. The south half of the lake ...

Striped bass fishing is good, but it takes some looking to find them. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said the best fishing is along the entire southern half of the lake. Use electronics to find schools ...

Over the years, I've sat through a fair number of fishing and hunting seminars. Some are certainly more interesting than others -- personal preference plays a big role here. I've never been blown away ...

Crappie fishing is picking up at Ross Barnett Reservoir as fish move shallow to spawn. Anglers are catching large numbers of good-sized crappie, with some exceeding two pounds. While recent storms ...

Beaver Lake: Fall is near, but the fish don't know it. It's still summertime fishing, said Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Black bass can be caught shallow and deep. Try top-water ...

The heat and humidity of south Louisiana isn’t for the faint of heart. With air temperatures climbing into the upper 90s and water temps reaching the same scorching levels in stagnant backwaters, many ...

Winter tactics are in full swing for catching black bass. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said good lure choices include Alabama rigs, jerk baits, crawdad-colored crank baits and swim ...

ST. MARYS — If you’ve ever been crappie fishing, you probably understand Russ Bailey’s unexpected career as an outdoors TV icon. You cast in one direction, thinking you know how things will go. Before ...

Earlier this month an angler in Kansas railed against law enforcement officials for seizing his 2023 state-record crappie, claiming that he “caught the fish legally and honestly.” Now details of the ...