Athens — SLOW. Water stained; 59-63 degrees; 0.62 feet above pool. Bass are scattered in the shallows and can be caught throwing topwaters and spinnerbaits on windy banks. Crappie are scattered as ...

ATHENS — Water level is about five inches high and clear. Water temp in the low 60s. Fishing guide Jim Brack says bass fishing has been good from the bank out to 22 feet. Concentrate on the outside ...

Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

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.

Black bass and crappie are biting. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers recommends fishing for black bass in the White or War Eagle river arms of the lake. Good lures include jig and pigs, ...

ATHENS — Water level is 8 inches low and clear. Water temp in low 50s. Fishing guide Jim Brack says crappie fishing has been good with some solid limits coming around deep brush using minnows and jigs ...

Austin Kennedy, fishing guide, said trout bite best from late morning into the afternoon as sunlight warms the water. Try ...