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Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

Surf fishing can be daunting. Standing on the beach looking at the crashing waves and vastness of the ocean makes you feel small. It’s not like a pond or river that you can more easily break down.

Have a top-water lure tied on to catch striped bass. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said anglers report schools of striped bass feeding on the surface at the mouths of creek arms.

Beaver Lake: Stripers are on the move as the water warms. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, reports striped bass are scattered between the Arkansas 12 bridge and Beaver Dam. Brood minnows or shad are the ...

Try for striped bass with top-water lures from May into June. The lake level is still high so beware of floating debris. Fishing guide Jon Conklin said May and June are good months for top-water ...

Striped bass fishing remains consistent, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Best fishing is at first light. Locate shad schools with electronics and stripers should be nearby. Fish with live shad, ...

Many people assume snakeheads spend most of their time lying in ambush, and if you catch one on a piece of structure, you’ve hit the only one there. Joe Cermele The most snakeheads I caught in a ...

From an Alaskan guide coming out of retirement for one more shot, to must-have topwater bass baits, to the best soft plastic baits, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s ...

Practically any time of day and any time of year, you’ll find folks casting bait into the Atlantic, sticking their poles into a rod holder jabbed into the hard sand, and waiting. But this time of year ...