ATHENS — Water level is 1.44 feet low and clear. Water temp in the mid 60s. Fishing guide Jim Brack says bass fishing has been slow. Best bite coming around brush piles out to 25 feet using jigs and ...

What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color. For size, I’ll use anything from a 1/8 ounce to micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 ounce.

• Pymatuning Reservoir is offering up a variety of fish to anglers casting into its waters, including walleye, crappie and yellow perch. The crappie and the yellow perch are swimming in the vicinity ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay enjoy a fall crappie bite with irresistible new jigs.

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first fish ...

Austin Kennedy, fishing guide, said trout are biting well on prepared baits. Small jerk baits or Rooster Tails are good lure choices. A handful of walleye are showing up along the deeper bends in the ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay smoke slab crappie with jigs and bobbers in the swamp.

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 ...

Beaver Lake: Trolling with crank baits for crappie is starting to kick in. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said that bite is starting earlier than usual this spring. Trolling for crappie will only get ...