If you're already tired of sitting in a deer stand or you have all the deer meat you need in your freezer and you're ready to put some crappie in your boat, you can't go wrong at Eagle Lake or Ross ...

Jerk baits, Alabama rigs, crank baits or jig and pigs are good lure choices for black bass, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Work them along rock or gravel points and rocky banks.

The muddy water is clearing and fishing has improved, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass are scattered from the White and War Eagle tributaries downstream to Point 6. Shad is the best live ...