, and bullheads may not appreciate their chirps and whirrs, but they call for encores when you offer them as bait. Many a country cane poler once spent the days of Indian summer dapping these morsels ...

Who knew crickets could be this effective? Every cast with these live baits brings instant action as fish strike from every direction. It’s fun, fast, and proof that sometimes the simplest bait gets ...

I was mowing the grass this past weekend, and I saw them for the first time this year: crickets — a yard full of the small black, jumping insects. This reminded me of two things. One, fall is rapidly ...

You can make a very effective cricket trap by taking a posthole digger and creating a hole about 12-inches deep. Make sure the side walls are smooth and then toss in a lettuce leaf in the bottom of ...

It's a panfish parade at Beaver Lake. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said bluegill fishing is good in shallow water with crickets or worms. The bluegill spawn is on and anglers report ...

Striped bass are going for live bait. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends trolling for stripers between Prairie Creek and Rocky Branch parks. Shad or brood minnows are the best bait. Look for ...

Beaver Lake Striped bass fishing is good one day, poor the next, said fishing guide Jon Conklin. The best method is to troll for stripers with live bait such as brood minnows or shad. Other species ...