UNION HALL - Rex Smith must be crazy. Why else would this man, whom I consider a good friend, call me Tuesday afternoon to say he was catching the heck out of stripers at Smith Mountain Lake? "You ...

Looking for ideas on how to rig your boat for striped bass fishing at Smith Mountain Lake and beyond? Members of the Smith Mountain Striper Club plan to have a variety of boats of different styles and ...

Winter tactics are in full swing for catching black bass. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said good lure choices include Alabama rigs, jerk baits, crawdad-colored crank baits and swim ...

Black bass are hitting the usual winter lures, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Crank baits are the top choice. Try different colors, but crawdad is a good color for starters. Jerk ...

With the arrival of fall comes thought of days spent wandering afield and daydreams of hunting exploits past and future. About that same time some outdoor types stow their fishing rods and replace ...

Striped bass have an appetite for minnows. Aaron Jolliff at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said brood minnows work best, but stripers are biting minnows of any size at least 25 feet deep. Best ...