As hunting seasons open in October, a lot of crappie fishermen celebrate. Not because they can pick up a bow or shotgun. They’re happy the competition diminishes on the reservoirs for the best brush ...

If you remember, a couple of weeks ago I did a preseason scouting trip for crappie. I knew it was too early, but I was about to fly out of state for two weeks so I wanted to at least give it a try in ...

Fish the Horseshoe Bend area for striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said that area is holding lots of shad and stripers are following the shad. Troll with shad or brood minnows. Stripers ...