Crappie are biting fair, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Anglers report catching lots of small crappie with minnows or jigs around brush. Crappie must be 10 inches or longer to keep at Beaver Lake ...

The muddy water is clearing and fishing has improved, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass are scattered from the White and War Eagle tributaries downstream to Point 6. Shad is the best live ...

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing catch pre-spawn crappie using a deadly double jig rig, showing how structure and timing lead to massive success.

ATHENS — Water level is about five inches high and clear. Water temp in the high 50s. Fishing guide Levi Martin says bass fishing has been good around grass with ‘Traps underspins and Chatterbaits.

Water level is 7.98 feet high and stained to clear. Water temperature in the low 80s. Bass anglers still reporting good numbers on heavy Texas rigs flipped in flooded brush. Fishing guide Mike ...

SAM RAYBURN — Water level is 3.35 feet low and clear. Water temp in the low 80s. Fishing guide Randy Dearman says bass fishing has been good. Some good quality fish schooling over shallow flats on ...

Athens — GOOD. Water clear; 81-83 degrees; 0.33 feet above pool. Bass are good on grass edges throwing small swimbaits and moving baits, or on brush piles 20 feet deep with jigs, Carolina rigs, and ...

Tyler — SLOW. Water normal stain; 55 degrees; 1.16 feet below pool. Crappie are slow with fish scattered on brush piles and roaming in 20-30 feet of water with minnows. Catfish are slow caught in 20 ...