Find a place where you know there are panfish and have some fun. Best baits for panfish include crickets, grasshoppers, earthworms and small artificial jigs.

Beware of debris from a rapid rise in the lake level. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers recommends using ...

The bait has an erratic swimming action ... offered in 56 colors so you can match any baitfish out there including bluegill and perch. My go-to is sexy shad which works in a variety of conditions.

Striped bass are biting the best. He recommends fishing between Prairie Creek park and Point 6. Stripers should move south as the water cools. Average surface water temperature is in the upper 60s.

Try trolling with crank baits to catch crappie. Worms are the best bluegill bait. Angler Mike McBride recommends using top-water lures early or late for black bass. Try jigs for crappie.

WHITE BASS: No reports of fish over the previous week. CRAPPIE: Anglers are targeting the fall bite but no reports of fish ...

I took a small tub of earthworms and went fishing for bluegill. After catching a few keepers, I caught a small one about 4 inches long. The sun lit up the side of its face as I unhooked it.

It’s getting colder outside, but there are still some great fishing options available to anglers across southern Idaho.

Finding hints of perch and getting itchy for ice fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Sam Eble emailed the photo at the top two weeks ago, then I screwed up and lost track of ...

Fall crappie and ice fishing looking like a distant thought lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Freshwater anglers have lots of topwater options. In the bass game especially, those looking for surface eruptions can dip into practically any lure genre and find the perfect bait to call up a hog.

This lure’s metal lip not only holds up to whacking hard bottom, but can be tweaked so the bait’s action matches the musky’s mood. Musky lures are so important because, well, muskies are moody.