The idea of a small jig is that in these conditions, the jig isn’t sinking very fast. The fast, jerky action of the jig must bring them out of the deep and the dead drop triggers the strike. The water ...

Up a creek, but with a paddle, is a good thing when the crappie are biting. Pine Creek Hollow is a hot spot for crappie on the south end of Beaver Lake during spring. Compared to other creek arms at ...

Crappie fishing is good around brush piles, boat docks, and creeks with minnows and jigs. Catfishing is good when using cut bait or live bait in 7-15’. White bass are very good with fish spawning in ...

Bell Cow: Elevation below normal, water murky. Channel catfish fair on doughbaits and minnows. Crappie fair on jigs. Birch: Water 54 degrees and stained. Channel catfish fair on worms and livers below ...

With water temperatures finally starting to feel like fall, it’s time for Alabama anglers to break out their crappie poles, minnow buckets and fly-weight jigs and head for the favorite haunts if the ...

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; 5.89 feet below pool. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Some bass are feeding shallow biting topwaters, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. Wacky worms along the ...

With the winning team turning in a catch that averaged almost 2 pounds each, the Crappie USA tournament last weekend at Pickwick and Wilson lakes raised some eyebrows among the panfishing community.

Athens — SLOW. Water stained; 59-63 degrees; 0.51 feet above pool. Bass are scattered in the shallows and can be caught throwing topwaters and spinnerbaits on windy banks. Crappie are scattered as ...

Tyler — SLOW. Water stained; 52 degrees; 0.15 feet above pool. Fishing should be good for the next few weeks as fish begin to spawn. Catfish are very slow off the barge in 16 feet of water using liver ...