, and bullheads may not appreciate their chirps and whirrs, but they call for encores when you offer them as bait. Many a country cane poler once spent the days of Indian summer dapping these morsels ...

I was mowing the grass this past weekend, and I saw them for the first time this year: crickets — a yard full of the small black, jumping insects. This reminded me of two things. One, fall is rapidly ...

You can make a very effective cricket trap by taking a posthole digger and creating a hole about 12-inches deep. Make sure the side walls are smooth and then toss in a lettuce leaf in the bottom of ...

Black bass are scattered at all depths and at all areas of the lake. That can make for tough fishing, said Reece Jones at ...

Striped bass are going for live bait. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends trolling for stripers between Prairie Creek and Rocky Branch parks. Shad or brood minnows are the best bait. Look for ...

1. In Lakeland, at Saddle Creek bluegill are biting in the pits using minnows. Black-and-blue trick worms have been working for bass. At Tenoroc on Lake B, medium shiners have been the go-to bait for ...