Think safety first when it comes to winter fishing. Beware of ice on boat ramps during subfreezing temperatures. Watch for ice that may form in the backs of coves. Smaller lakes may freeze completely ...

Fishing report compiled by California ... combining striped bass with sturgeon trips, drifting live bait, trolling, or spooning for stripers before anchoring up for the diamondbacks.

Viable populations also persist on the west coast, from San Francisco Bay to southern Oregon, the remnants of fish transplanted in 1879. Stripers are taken by casting, drifting, and trolling, and ...

The latest Texas Fishing Report for Feb. 1 and for selected locations around the state as provided by the Texas Parks and ...

Striped bass are scattered lake wide. Jones recommends fishing in the area of ... Locate shad with a depth finder and use live shad or brood minnows for bait. Try for crappie on the south half ...

Best bets Delta sturgeon leading the parade, Steve Mitchell said. Don Pedro multi-species bite going, Monte Smith reported.

Redfish are fair on fish bites and shrimp. Catfish are fair on cheese ... White bass are fair on jigs, slabs and live bait. Hybrid stripers are fair on jigs and slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad.

Fishing patterns are holding steady heading into the new year. Striped bass are fair in 20-40 feet of water with live bait. Your best bet is to just put baits in the water and slowly move around ...

Striped bass are heading south for the winter as they ... Brood minnows or shad are the best live baits. Crappie are schooled up around brush. Use electronics to find brush that holds crappie ...