Crappie excellent on silver/pearl, red/chartreuse or white/chartreuse tube jigs spawning in the shallow water, 2-5 ft. in coves and on purple and silver/black hair jigs and minnows; bass fair on ...

White bass good using small, blue crankbaits, white or chartreuse Vibric Rooster Tails while trolling the main channel or casting into gravel points; crappie good using small minnows around stickups ...

Lots of anglers ditch their catfish poles and bass-fishing rods this time of year to catch a mess of crappie. With a slew of spinners, crank baits, grubs and other bait choices available, we asked ...

Water clear on the main lake, stained up the river; 72-78 degrees; 4.36′ low. Black bass are fair Texas rigs, spoons and jigs. Crappie and bass are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait.

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first fish ...

GRANGER: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 0.83 feet high. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are fair on spoons along the roadbed near the dam early and late.

BELTON: Water stained; 80-84 degrees; 0.23 feet high. Black bass are good on chartreuse Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits early and late. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and white ...