Spring is upon us. The dogwoods have started blooming, and crappie are biting in the shoreline shallows of many lakes here in Arkansas. It’s a season many anglers anticipate with great joy — me ...

I was just about to ice a nice northern pike the other day. But with no gaff and the fish hooked far back on the side of the jaw, it’s nose would catch every time I tried to coax the pike’s long head ...

RIVER VALLEY and OZARK AREA — Some people find it hard to understand why the crappie is such a popular sport fish. Unlike bass, catfish and trout, which hit baits with unbridled ferocity, this panfish ...