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 ...

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 ...

In early winter, finding crappies is as easy as finding green aquatic vegetation. Big slabs will be right up in the greenery, where they not only find abundant foot, but cover, both for ambushing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spring is near, but water temperatures remain wintertime cold. Average surface water temperature at Beaver Lake is in the 40s. That means winter tactics are an angler's best bet, said Reese Jones at ...

Based on DNR creel surveys, anglers landed an estimated 15,000 crappies this winter on Upper Red, compared with about 900 crappies, on average, over the previous 10 winters or more. Crappies are a ...