Fishing umbrella rigs in shallow water pushes gear and technique to the limit. Big fish respond violently when the rig passes ...

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 best for catching striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends using brood minnows or shad. The south half of the lake is best for wintertime stripers. Locate shad schools with ...

Striped bass fishing continues to be good, reports Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Stripers are being caught 60 feet deep or deeper, he said. Best baits are brood minnows, shad or ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake. Delta ...

The author with a striped bass hooked on a prior fishing trip. Striper fishermen Roger Zalucky, left, of Troy, and Jack Whitman of Colonie both hook into fish while wading the Hudson River Friday, May ...

The lower Potomac River offers strong striped bass fishing opportunities through December 31, 2025, as pre-spawn migratory fish arrive and mix with resident populations, according to a final seasonal ...