Flip Putthoff/NWA Democrat-Gazette Bruce Darr isn’t a fishing guide, but he caught this dandy striped bass on a fly rod in ...

Austin Kennedy, fishing guide, said trout are biting well on prepared baits. Small jerk baits or Rooster Tails are good lure choices. A handful of walleye are showing up along the deeper bends in the ...

Midday fish deep water with spoons and spinnerbaits. Striped Bass: Good, below Wylie dam using bucktails, jigs and spoons when water is running. White Bass: Fair, casting small spinners and jigs ...

The first time I remember using a small jigging spoon for panfish was a dozen years ago. Local guide Josh Hagemeister and I were fishing a very deep hole on Clearwater Lake for crappies. The slim ...

Crappie are good on minnows, or minnow tipped jigs fishing 15-25’ over brush piles and bridges. White bass are good in the 20-30’ with slabs and heavy spoons. Look for birds diving over feeding ...

Largemouth bass are good with skirted jigs, flukes, and crankbaits near creeks, brushy shorelines, and timber. Hybrids and sand bass are excellent on main lake points, humps, and ridges with live bait ...

Freshwater Fishing Trends Mountains Area Lake Jocassee Largemouth Bass: Fair. Try casting Carolina-rigged worms, topwater plugs and jerk baits with slow retrieve. Trout: Good, trolling surface to 50 ...

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first fish ...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — February can be a difficult time for this outdoorsman and I’m suspecting other outdoors lovers too. The good early-ice bite has passed, hunting seasons are closed, and the open ...