Some 20 years ago, on any given summer day, you would've found me along the bank of a Virginia farm pond or waist-deep in the James River. More than likely, my T-shirt was balled up in the back of my ...

Anglers should have three lures handy to catch black bass -- jerk baits, crawdad colored crank baits and Alabama rigs. That's the word from Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Those lures ...

A great thing about crappies, from an angler's perspective, is that, in springtime, under the right circumstances, they can be caught fairly readily in shallow water, providing lasting memories on the ...

Black bass are hitting the usual winter lures, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Crank baits are the top choice. Try different colors, but crawdad is a good color for starters. Jerk ...

If you're already tired of sitting in a deer stand or you have all the deer meat you need in your freezer and you're ready to put some crappie in your boat, you can't go wrong at Eagle Lake or Ross ...

Crappie biting in shallow and deep water. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends using minnows or jigs six to 20 feet deep around standing timber or brush piles. Fishing should improve as the water ...

The East Texas winter crappie bite can be addictive. Our part of the state is home to multiple world class crappie destinations. Lake Fork, Toledo Bend and Lake O’ the Pines are just three East Texas ...

Fish don’t care how much it rains or even snows for that matter. Really, how much wetter can they get? In fact, it seems that the cold rains of January and February are just what the crappies in ...