The lake level is coming down and the water is heating up, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass are being caught between Horseshoe Bend Park and Point 5 on shad, brood minnows or top-water ...

However, live bait like nightcrawlers, leeches, crappie minnows, and suckers can get expensive quickly when you’re fishing on ...

Fishing overall is fair to good, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Fishing near the thermocline is key, Conklin said. That's where the warm upper layer of water meets the deeper cold layer. The ...

Whereas blue and flathead catfish prefer to feast on fresh baits, channel cats are suckers for stinkbaits. Nothing draws in these bottom feeders like some gag-worthy funk. So you’d think nailing ...