If you are looking for some good fishing close to home, try our local oxbows for channel catfish. That's what I did recently with Pat Carter, Jefferson, S.D., and his son Travis. We picked McCook Lake ...

Guide Randy Parker throws a cast net in search of bait prior to fishing for big blue catfish on Lake Tawakoni. Cut bait from large gizzard shad are used to attract the big cats. QUINLAN – “Come go ...

Fishing overall is fair to good, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Fishing near the thermocline is key, Conklin said. That's where the warm upper layer of water meets the deeper cold layer. The ...

YANKTON, S.D. -- "Let's drift the fast water for catfish." I didn't need any more prodding than that when Gary Howey called and suggested a quick evening fishing trip on local waters. The Gavins Point ...

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, ...

Beaver Lake: The lake level is slowly falling. The Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water through hydropower generation and occasional spillway releases. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said striped ...

CHAD PARKER STRUGGLES TO WEIGH a 39.6-pound blue catfish caught on Lake Tawakoni. The lake is one of the best in the state as a trophy catfish fishery. QUINLAN — “Come go fishing,” they said. “It will ...