Nathan Brooks, executive producer of the “Kentucky Afield” television show, holds a 37-inch striped bass caught from Lake Cumberland last April on a swimbait. Swimbaits are an effective lure in spring ...

Anglers with a bit of salt in their hair remember fondly the venerable Sassy Shad, the paddle-tailed, shad-shaped soft plastic wonder that caught practically anything that swims. In the fishing lure ...

Ross Myers looks at a bass caught by Roy Singer, left, on a canal at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in southern Palm Beach County, Florida. Singer used a Gambler Big E-Z swimbait. As it ...

Fisherman are always looking for that right lure, the one that will help them land the fish of a lifetime. During the past year or so, that urge has suddenly gotten more expensive with the sale of new ...

LAKE OROVILLE: Bass fishing continues to improve with quality spots taken on finesse presentations mimicking the lake’s pond smelt. The Middle Fork is kicking out fish in 20 to 30 feet of water with 3 ...

DEGRAY LAKE Bass fishing is fair in the morning along the south side between points 2 and 6. Look for shad and feeding fish in the big coves. Throw any small topwater lure because the fish are mostly ...

Editor's Note: In this two-part series we examine the role size plays in selecting the right swimbait for your fishing. Elite Series pro, Byron Velvick, will offer his perspective on why he likes big ...

LAKE MEAD — Anglers are reporting an abundance of shad throughout the Vegas Wash area. They continue to be the most productive bait. Six- to 8-inch swimbaits in white and chartreuse color variations ...