Beaver Lake: Typical winter lures are in play for black bass fishing, said Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Alabama rigs, jerk baits, swim baits and jig and pigs are all good to use.

Striped bass fishing is good some days, tough on others mainly due to temperature swings, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Try for stripers from Monte Ne south into the War Eagle and White river ...

Long before forward-facing sonar was the hot button issue in fishing, the Alabama rig was causing waves for many of the same reasons. The ultimate balance of pain versus reward, this divisive bass ...