A coffee can or two will usually get the job done. Drop a glob of stink bait into a swarm of catfish and bites are just about guaranteed. Most of the fish caught over baited holes will range from 1 to ...

I figured Cedric, the editorial assistant, was enjoying his job way too much right now. “Got that column ready, Mr. Case?” he sneered from the doorway of my expansive office (roughly the area of a ...

Hooks for catfish have a two-part assignment: To hold onto the bait and then hold onto the catfish once it bites. But it isn’t as simple as it sounds. Every hook isn’t built the same, and each style ...

Striped bass fishing remains consistent, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Best fishing is at first light. Locate shad schools with electronics and stripers should be nearby. Fish with live shad, ...

The lake level is coming down and the water is heating up, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass are being caught between Horseshoe Bend Park and Point 5 on shad, brood minnows or top-water ...

For me, some things just go together. Burgers and chocolate banana milkshakes. Tie-dye t-shirts and 1971 VW Bay Window buses. And catfishing after dark with my little brother. Channel catfish eat ...

Fishing overall is fair to good, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Fishing near the thermocline is key, Conklin said. That's where the warm upper layer of water meets the deeper cold layer. The ...