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.

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 ...

Jerk baits, Alabama rigs, crank baits or jig and pigs are good lure choices for black bass, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Work them along rock or gravel points and rocky banks.

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 ...

Chasing crappies is one of my favorite things to do. Crappie are abundant in lakes all over the country, aggressive biters, great sport on light tackle, and excellent table fare. From ice fishing to ...

Anglers are eager for walleye and white bass spawns, but crappie are biting now. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said crappie can be caught from brush in water that's 30 to 40 feet deep. Fish a jig or ...

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

Water level is 7.98 feet high and stained to clear. Water temperature in the low 80s. Bass anglers still reporting good numbers on heavy Texas rigs flipped in flooded brush. Fishing guide Mike ...

NACOGDOCHES — Water level is about three inches low and stained. Surface temp in the 80s. Fishing guide Stanley Gresham says crappie fishing has been good around brush and old timber in 17-25 feet, ...

With all the recent fuss over fancy electronics and fishing accessories mounted to the front of the boat, the most critical link between the angler and fish is still the fishing line. It hasn’t seen ...

ATHENS — Water level is at normal level. Surface temp in the low 90s. Fishing guide Levi Garrett says crappie fishing is fair around brush using minnows. Bass are schooling up on main lake structure, ...