Live bait is working best to catch striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing for stripers between Rocky Branch and Hickory Creek parks. Trolling with brood minnows or umbrella rigs ...

The striped bass bite is good in Buzzard’s Bay, on the Cape Cod Canal, in Narragansett Bay, off Block Island and along the southern coastal shore of Rhode Island. “Customers are catching keeper bass, ...

When it comes to fishing lures, one of the greatest crossover success stories has to be that of the Creek Chub Pikie Minnow. Released in 1920, this long wooden plug with a heavy metal lip and ...

Fishing umbrella rigs in shallow water pushes gear and technique to the limit. Big fish respond violently when the rig passes through the right zone. Positioning and retrieve speed matter more than ...

While striped bass fishing wasn't generally good in the southwest wind, Capt. Bud McArthur had a red letter day while trolling umbrella rigs in deep water off Point Pleasant and Mantoloking from his ...

Freshwater Fishing Trends Mountains Area Lake Jocassee Largemouth Bass: Good, morning and late evening casting Carolina-rigged worms and jerkbaits with slow retrieve topwater. Trout: Fair, at 100 to ...

Warm days of early fall are well behind us and the leaves have fallen, but there is still a lot of good fishing to be had in the Chesapeake Bay and freshwater areas. Forecast Summary: November 19 – ...

Freshwater Fishing Trends Mountains Area Lake Jocassee Largemouth Bass: Good, casting Carolina-rigged worms, Gary Yamamoto sinkos in morning and late evening. Trout: Fair, try drifting large minnows ...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service has announced a new state record for striped bass for the Atlantic Division of the Maryland Sportfishing Tournament. On May 16, while ...