Live bait has been the best option, and anglers who know how to legally net shad, silverside minnows, or sculpin are finding excellent results. Cut baits, live worms, and jumbo live minnows have also ...

Jerk baits are a great cold-water choice for getting black bass to bite. Walleye, striped bass and sometimes crappie will ...

For generations, the white bucktail jig has been hailed as the most versatile lure ever. So effective is its ability to catch any fish anywhere, bucktails were once stocked in military-issue survival ...

Although throwing topwater baits is exciting, expecting those explosive blow-ups, reaction baits with better hook-up ratios will put more fish in your boat during Tennessee River reservoir shad-spawns ...

Birch: Elevation normal, water mid-60s and murky. Largemouth bass good on topwater lures and plastic worms. Striped bass hybrids good on shad. Channel and blue catfish good on shad, cut bait and liver ...

Here is the latest Fishing Report as provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife for Dec. 27.

Fishing guide Ben Matsubu says crappie fishing is good around standing timber in 20 to 25 feet using blue ice jig and minnows ...