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 ...

During this transitional time of year, it’s not uncommon for one day of lights-out action to be followed by a total skunking. Even traditional methods of predicting fish behavior like tracking fronts, ...

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

Striped bass are going for live bait. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends trolling for stripers between Prairie Creek and Rocky Branch parks. Shad or brood minnows are the best bait. Look for ...

Live bait is working best to catch striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing for stripers between Rocky Branch and Hickory Creek parks. Trolling with brood minnows or umbrella rigs ...

Tyler — GOOD. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Crappie are fair to good in shallow water on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow in 5-6 feet of water. Bass are in 5-6 feet of water ...

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 ...