Jerk baits, Alabama rigs, crank baits or jig and pigs are good lure choices for black bass, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Work them along rock or gravel points and rocky banks.

Striped bass are biting on the south half of the lake, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Try for stripers in the White or War Eagle river arms. Live bait is best. Shad or brood minnows are the top ...

This week's news information packet from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department could not have been more timely, nor accurate. Their lead report says "The crappie spawn is on!," and as we noted in a column ...

Water level is 4.33 feet low and clear. Water temperature in low 90s. Crappie guide Blake Oestreich says fishing is good, fish are on the move due to draw down. Minnows working best around timber and ...

TOLEDO BEND — Water level is seven inches low and stained to clear. Water temp in the 70s. Ben Matsubu at Keith’s Tackle says crappie fishing is best around brush piles in 8-15 feet; lots of small ...

Striped bass are moving south and crappie are bunching up, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Fish for stripers and white bass between Monte Ne and Camp War Eagle on the War Eagle River arm of the ...

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 ...

In the south Crappie are already pushed up shallow and other parts of the country aren’t far behind. That means it’s time to tie on a jig and head to your favorite brush pile. If you need a new rod, ...