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.

Jerk baits are a great cold-water choice for getting black bass to bite. Walleye, striped bass and sometimes crappie will ...

Try for stripers from Monte Ne south into the War Eagle and White river tributaries. Shad is the best live bait. Brood minnows are the second choice. Conklin said it's important to use electronics to ...

Beat the bushes or fish the flats to catch crappie. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing along flats adjacent to the river channel. Good places to try include flats near Point 12, the Camp ...

Hello folks, This week Ivo and Antonio take you out for some sunset crappie fishing from a small boat, close to shore. Ivo shows you some important tips on how to set up your rig specially to catch ...

Tyler — SLOW. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 1.33 feet below pool. Bream are slow on red worms 6-8 feet. Channel catfish are slow on cut bait and nightcrawlers in 6-8 feet of water. Crappie are slow ...

Tyler — SLOW. Water stained; 47 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. Fishing patterns continue to be similar, but within the next month crappie, sand bass and bass should start to spawn. Catfish are biting ...

Tyler — GOOD. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 1.55 feet below pool. Bream are slow on red worms throughout the lake. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and nightcrawlers in 6-8 feet of water. Blue ...