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Bottom-bouncing tactics rule modern smallmouth fishing for a good reason: They’re incredibly effective. But they rarely ignite the viscous strikes and aerobatics that make these bass so much fun to catch. So instead, use these lures to bring them up and out.

At Beaver Lake, Southtown Sporting Goods in Fayetteville said bluegill fishing is good with worms or crickets. Try for walleye 25 to 25 feet deep with nightcrawler rigs or grubs. Fish 10 to 25 feet deep for black bass with jig and pigs, plastic worms or swim baits. Catfish are biting well on cut bait, minnows or small sunfish.

Beaver Lake

Beaver Lake

A roundup of reports from local fishing holes.

Walleye on the prowl

Beaver Lake

Gleason’s sentimental Tiny Torpedo Monday, May 17, 2021 (Editors note: Heres another short feature from Alan McGuckin at Dynamic Sponsorships.) Sometimes cousins are more like brothers. That’s certainly the case with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Darold Gleason and his younger cousin Jared Burns, and a nearly 30-year-old Tiny Torpedo topwater lure on the dashboard of Gleason’s Toyota Tundra serves as a daily reminder of that bond. “I grew up mostly fishing in ponds, and this Tiny Torpe...

During the peak of cicada season there will be insects on the ground and in the trees and some will fall into the water. “It’s like a protein bar” for fish, said Eric Hussar, a commissioner with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.