LAKE MEAD — Swimbaits and top-water lures, such as a white jumping minnow or white and chartreuse swimbaits, have been the ticket this past week for bringing in stripers in the 2- to 4-pound range.

It's time to give this herbal liqueur the respect it deserves. “There is a purposeful shortage of Chartreuse based on the monks not wanting to support alcoholism,” Pruitt tells me, though it’s worth ...