Lake Fork’s golden reputation for producing big bites and giant bass is well-known. As Craig Carpenter of Murphy illustrated last week, the 27,000-acre reservoir near Quitman also kicks out out some ...

Tyler — SLOW. Water normal stain; 88 degrees; 0.72 feet below pool. Fishing has been up and down like a roller coaster and the weather. Night fishing is best for catfish and crappie in the lights.

Crappie fishermen headed to Lake Fork and Lake O’ the Pines in eastern Texas between now and Feb. 28 are reminded of a special “no cull” regulation that is now in effect on those two impoundments.

Most panfish junkies will agree that crappie are only where you find them. A school fish by nature, the tasty panfish might be here one day and over there the next. Find one crappie and others are ...

Torches and pitchforks would undoubtedly come for you if you ate a 6-pound bass and had the audacity to post about it on social media. The mob’s anger wouldn’t be completely unjustified as large bass ...

After a prize bass? Or are crappies or muskies more to your taste? Alum Creek Lake has long been known as a largemouth bass destination, but it has recently gained a reputation for great smallmouth ...

ATHENS — Water level is 1.44 feet low and clear. Water temp in the mid 60s. Fishing guide Jim Brack says bass fishing has been slow. Best bite coming around brush piles out to 25 feet using jigs and ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s inland fisheries division compiled a dozen of the state’s prime crappie destinations, creating a bucket list for anglers. In Texas, largemouth bass are king.

Based on DNR creel surveys, anglers landed an estimated 15,000 crappies this winter on Upper Red, compared with about 900 crappies, on average, over the previous 10 winters or more. Crappies are a ...

Tyler — GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.10 feet above pool. Crappie are good using minnows on brush in 16 feet of water. Catfish are slow on shrimp and liver. Bream are good on red worms off the ...

Tyler — GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.21 feet above pool. Crappie are good on brush piles with minnows and jigs in 10-16 feet of water. Catfish are good in 5-6 feet of water with liver and ...