Lake Fork’s golden reputation for producing big bites and giant bass is well-known. As Craig Carpenter of Murphy illustrated last week, the 27,000-acre reservoir near Quitman also kicks out out some ...

Torches and pitchforks would undoubtedly come for you if you ate a 6-pound bass and had the audacity to post about it on social media. The mob’s anger wouldn’t be completely unjustified as large bass ...

Crappie fishermen headed to Lake Fork and Lake O’ the Pines in eastern Texas between now and Feb. 28 are reminded of a special “no cull” regulation that is now in effect on those two impoundments.

STEVE KNIGHT/STAFFGuide Daniel Cerretani boats a nice white crappie fishing on Lake Fork. The lake has both black and white crappie, and is one of the best fisheries around. LAKE FORK — We watched ...

Hawkins' affinity for crappie fishing started in 1996, two years after he moved to Quitman and befriended the late Curtis Rushing. Rushing was a legendary Lake Fork crappie guide known for speaking ...

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 ...

Bruce Darr shows a 35-pound striped bass he caught while fly fishing in early January in the Rocky Branch area of Beaver Lake. The trophy fish bit a shad-imitating fly Darr tied himself that measures ...

Anyone who fishes tournaments a lot knows finishing first is great, but being consistent from one event to the next is what can put money in the bank. Take, for example, Lindale’s Todd Froebe and Clay ...

Fishing's good offshore, inshore and inland. Call it Southwest Florida's Octoberfish celebration. The best red grouper fishing of the year was reported this week. Unfortunately, the season closed in ...

I've learned to expect the unexpected whenever I indulge in some light line, tiny lure, crappie fishing. This past week I got zapped twice using a 1-inch crappie tube rigged on a 1/32-ounce tube jig.

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