Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Fishing guide Austin Kennedy reports trout are biting well on prepared baits and small jigs fished with light tackle. The water is stained in parts of the tailwater, so small jerkbaits or spoons may ...

Bruce Darr shows a 35-pound striped bass he caught while fly fishing in early January in the Rocky Branch area of Beaver Lake ...

Striped bass are on the move. Crappie are schooled up around structure. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing for stripers between Prairie Creek park and midway up the War Eagle arm. Look for ...

Fall hunting seasons are about to jump into full swing. Just don’t make the mistake of stashing that crappie fishing gear in a spot where you can’t get to it in pretty short order. You could miss out ...

Bass anglers are reporting some solid fish on bladed jigs and worms around grass, a few topwaters early in the day. LiveScopers finding some good numbers targeting suspended fish with jighead minnows.

Angela Perea at Lake Fayetteville Marina recommends using plastic worms, jig and pigs or spinner baits for black bass.

NACOGDOCHES — Water level is at full pool and stained. Water temp in the low 80s. Crappie fishermen are finding keepers around brush and old timber in 14-22 feet, mostly on jigs. Bass are hitting ...