It's payback time in North Alabama. Throughout the spawn, bluegills and other panfish harass nesting bass, rushing in to gulp down eggs and fry anytime the parent fish are distracted. But the bass get ...

What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color. For size, I’ll use anything from a 1/8 ounce to micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 ounce.

John Cox won last weekend’s Bassmaster competition on Lake Chickamauga almost exclusively by fishing around bluegill beds, clearly indicating that the pattern many anglers wait for has come to the ...

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I am sure that most anglers today have a favorite bait, lure or presentation that has put many, many fish in the boat for them over the years. To the bass angler, it could be a favorite plastic worm ...

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 ...