UNION HALL - Rex Smith must be crazy. Why else would this man, whom I consider a good friend, call me Tuesday afternoon to say he was catching the heck out of stripers at Smith Mountain Lake? "You ...

Live bait is working best to catch striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing for stripers between Rocky Branch and Hickory Creek parks. Trolling with brood minnows or umbrella rigs ...

Where you should go: Trolling between the channels may be the surest thing after Saturday's northeaster churned the waters. What you should use: Umbrella rigs with tubes, or shad rigs if you don't ...

Mar. 1—Lake Lanier's water level remains very close to full pool at 1,070.78 feet or just .22 below the full pool mark of 1,071 feet above sea level. Frequent rains will cause these levels to change.