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.

Have a top-water lure tied on to catch striped bass. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said anglers report schools of striped bass feeding on the surface at the mouths of creek arms.

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 ...

Targeting striped bass with top water lures in an urban setting. On this edition of the Journal, we target striped bass with top water lures in an urban setting. In “Gear Time,” our anglers discuss ...

CASTAIC LAKE--Largemouth bass biting on crawdads, shad, night crawlers, plastic worms, top-water lures and crankbaits. The fish are running three-five pounds. Striped bass are striking trout-pattern ...

COOPER — "Want to do something different?" guide Tony Parker asked Sunday night. Curious, I asked what he meant. "You want to catch tailing hybrids on topwaters?" he asked. He had me at hybrid striped ...

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Water temperature is around 80 degrees, and that sets the stage for summer fishing patterns, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass fishing is good between Rocky Branch park and Point 4. Fish ...

Striped bass fishing continues to be good, reports Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Stripers are being caught 60 feet deep or deeper, he said. Best baits are brood minnows, shad or ...

Lake Mead — Striped bass continue to hit topwater lures throughout the mornings in Boulder Basin. Largemouth bass activity is being reported in the shallows, with fish taking chatterbaits, soft ...

A hybrid striped bass explodes at a topwater Torpedo on Cooper Lake earlier this week. Guide Tony Parker is targeting the fish like redfish on the coast. COOPER — “Want to do something different?” ...