The day was pleasantly mild — a continuation of a somewhat stable weather pattern, a rarity this spring. Slowly cruising at little more than a trolling pace, I inspected various brush piles scattered ...

The mature hardwood tree, one sporting two main trunks, lay in a perpendicular angle to the lake’s shoreline, its outer ...

Fishing guide Ben Matsubu says crappie fishing has been good when the wind allows. Best bite coming in 10 to 15 feet in the ...

The mature hardwood tree, one sporting two main trunks, lay at a perpendicular angle to the lake’s shoreline, its outer ...

Bell Cow: March 6. Elevation below normal, water clear. All other fishing slow. Chandler: March 6. Elevation below normal, water clear. All other fishing slow. Copan: March 1. Elevation above normal, ...

Sometimes anglers take what the lake gives them, no matter what kind of fish they're after. Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter. He's covered outdoor recreation for the ...

Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs recommends using plastic worms, tube baits or any soft plastic lure to catch black bass. Try top-water lures at dawn, dusk or cloudy days. Try for crappie with minnows ...

Water level is 6.41 feet low and fairly clear. Water temperature in the low 90s. Crappie guide Blake Ostriech says fishing is good. Fish are stacked on brush piles and timber in 15 to 25 feet of water ...