Live bait is working best to catch striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing for stripers between Rocky Branch and Hickory Creek parks. Trolling with brood minnows or umbrella rigs ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

Weather changes from cold to warm mean fishing can be tough one day, better the next. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said stripers are biting best from Horseshoe Bend Park upstream into the White and War ...

Think safety first when it comes to winter fishing. Beware of ice on boat ramps during subfreezing temperatures. Watch for ice that may form in the backs of coves. Smaller lakes may freeze completely ...

Beaver Lake: Striped bass are biting on the south end of the lake, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Try for stripers from Monte Ne south into the War Eagle and White River tributaries. Shad is the ...

Striped bass attack baits with vigor, they fight hard, and there's always the potential to catch a true giant fish when pulling lures or live bait in waters where stripers live. That's particularly ...

From tailraces below dams to vast reservoirs, here’s how to find, target, and land trophy striped bass across the Southeast. Being from New England I had never experienced freshwater striped bass ...