Fishing duo Cole & Jay put gear to the test by having crappie jigs battle live minnows in an interesting feeding experiment.

In Western New York, the end of the ice fishing season can feel a little bittersweet. The augers get put away, the shanties head back to the garage, and anglers start staring at open water like kids ...

Every crappie angler loves the spring. All across the country crappies go through their spawn-season progression at various times depending on region. And during certain parts of the spawn, crappies ...

Tyler — SLOW. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 1.16 feet below pool. Crappie are slow with fish scattered on brush piles and roaming in 20-30 feet of water with minnows. Catfish are slow caught in 20 ...

Grand: January 3. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 49°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass slow on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks ...

Striped bass fishing is good some days, tough on others mainly due to temperature swings, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Try for stripers from Monte Ne south into the War Eagle and White river ...

Winter tactics are the best way to catch black bass, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Good wintertime bass lures include jerk baits, Alabama rigs, jig and pigs and crank baits. Top ...

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 ...

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 ...

ATHENS — Water level is at about two inches high and clear. Water temp in the high 60s, low 70s. Lake regular Levi Garrett says bass fishing is good with some solid numbers coming on jighead minnows ...

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as ...

Water level is around 4.9 feet at the Dubuque tailwater and holding steady. Water temperatures are steadily dropping. Use caution when navigating in off channel areas. Water level is around 4.7 feet ...