Soft plastic baits are great for catching smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass. Many soft plastics can be fished weightless or rigged for other effective techniques. But the endless profiles, ...

Cypress Lake: 76 degrees; water level normal; water dingy; crappie fair on minnows, goldfish and jigs in 1-3 feet of water; bluegill and redear sunfish fair in 1-3 feet of water on jigs, crickets and ...

Anglers anticipate the start of walleye and white bass spawning runs from Beaver Lake into the White and War Eagle river tributaries, but the runs haven't started. Rain is needed to get the rivers ...

If you stop and think about it, a bass lure is only a bass lure if you’re throwing it for bass. Take the same bait off the lake and chuck in the bay and suddenly it’s a redfish lure. Throw your ...

The crappie spawn is close at hand. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said crappie are moving into shallow water. Best way to catch them is with a minnow or jig 2 feet below a bobber.

Spring is here and open water is starting to appear all across the Midwest. For many anglers, that means it’s time to break open the jig box and head to their favorite walleye waters. Jigs tipped with ...

Walleyes can bite short, particularly when the water is ice cold as it is in early spring. When fishing a classic jig and minnow presentation, this often results in missed strikes. The use of a ...