No artificial can match the effectiveness of bait while fishing for striped bass- but not all bait is created equal. Here are some bait-fishing tips, and my top picks, to help you catch more stripers ...

Fishing is fair to good for most species, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass fishing is a very early morning proposition. Lines need to be in the water before sunrise. Stripers are ...

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 ...

Saltwater striped bass aren’t very hard to catch. Many “Insta-famous” anglers and striped bass fishing influencers want you to think otherwise, but the reality is that the most difficult part of the ...

LIVE BAIT is cheating. If I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it 10,000 times. The level of cheating, of course, varies by species and age. Any child under 15 can use live bait for whatever he or she wants.

Delta stripers, bass and sturgeon bites good, Alan Fong said. Don Pedro trout biting, Aaron Jones reported. Isabella bass and ...

Graveling Point seems like the early-season hot spot right now. The first keeper striped bass finally showed, and a number of sizeable black drumfish, plus the first bluefish and weakfish, have been ...

Weekly Central California fishing report covering Fresno, Millerton Lake, Don Pedro, Isabella and more with lake conditions, ...