If you can't go fishing because it's too cold and windy, take advantage of the downtime with some rod-and-reel maintenance.

Beaver Lake: Striped bass are biting on the south end of the lake, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Try for stripers from Monte Ne south into the War Eagle and White River tributaries. Shad is the ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...

Crappie can be a finicky fish during fall. The tasty panfish sometimes bite so light an angler may never know a crappie has taken the bait. Mike McBride of Winslow has a way of dealing with the ...

I look forward to fall fishing for a variety of reasons — the crisp weather, colorful surroundings, and unique seasonal fishing scenarios. Near the top of the list: fall crappie. As water temperatures ...

Swepco Lake: Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs recommends using any soft plastic lures for black bass. Tube baits, plastic worms ...

Austin Kennedy, fishing guide, said trout bite best from late morning into the afternoon as sunlight warms the water. Try ...

Crappie is a suspended fish by nature, usually hanging on the edge of weed lines, creek channels and structure, and off the bottom. Since crappie strike upward, like the majority of fish, this makes ...

If you consider crappie fishing just a springtime affair, then you don’t know Keith Wray. Last January, the Kerr Lake angler caught 1,800 crappie. Known affectionately on a number of angling Web sites ...