Nothing thrills like a topwater bite, and whether you're fishing during the early morning feed or prospecting a midday shade pocket, the right topwater bait often tempts the biggest fish. The question ...

Striped bass fishing remains strong, as it has been for a long while. Aaron Jolliff at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said brood minnows or shad are the best baits. Have a top-water lure tied on in ...

Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs recommends using plastic worms, tube baits or any soft plastic lure to catch black bass. Try ...

You already know there is no more exciting and satisfying way to catch a bass than with a topwater lure, but which one is best, when and where? The following list highlights the five most universally ...

Topwater lures are the go-to fishing lures of mid- to late summer. These are effective artificial lures that float and move on the top of the water. They can work when other lures fail. A topwater ...

Miserable is the most appropriate word I can come up with for the weather this past week. Temperatures over 100 with humidity over 90 just doesn’t work for me. A good friend recently returned from a ...

Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce recommends fishing for black bass shallow and deep with plastic worms or jig and pigs.

Don’t tell my bass club mentors, my editors or my colleagues on the Board of Directors of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, but I’ve been cheating on my first love for five years, and I don’t intend to ...

From their looks to their fighting style to how we catch them to where they live, here’s how America’s favorite fish stack up ...

We're out here on Rondeau Bay fishing the last hour of that evening bite for some Largemouth Bass. We're going topwater tonight to catch those Largemouth Bass, baited up with pencil/walk-the-dog style ...

Freshwater anglers have lots of topwater options. In the bass game especially, those looking for surface eruptions can dip into practically any lure genre and find the perfect bait to call up a hog.

From calm mornings to explosive topwater strikes, this is kayak fishing at its best. Follow along as we set out to land a ...