In picking this list of the best striper lures, I didn’t just look at which baits generally catch the most fish, or which have caught some of my biggest striped bass. That wouldn’t even begin to ...

The striper fishing in the big lake had been improved but in the last week anglers have had to work harder for ...

Striped bass hooked in the New Jersey surf on a T-Hex metal—a variation of the classic diamond jig. Photo Courtesy of Matt Farrell. Metal lures are boring. Scan the pegboard at any saltwater tackle ...

Big Fish Winners… in the 35th annual Al’s Ark Striper Derby on the Napa River down at Cuttings Wharf. Yep, this hometown derby just keeps getting better – 144 entries braved rain, cold and frost to ...

My friends and I have been using artificial lures to entice keeper (over 18-inches) striped bass out of the California Aqueduct for many years. For example, we discovered the joys of using "Gitzits," ...

Targeting striped bass with top water lures in an urban setting. On this edition of the Journal, we target striped bass with top water lures in an urban setting. In “Gear Time,” our anglers discuss ...

Beaver Lake: Fishing continues to be good for striped bass, as it has been all summer, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Best striper fishing is from Point 5 to the dam. Good baits are shad, sunfish ...

Fishing is fair to good for most species, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass fishing is a very early morning proposition. Lines need to be in the water before sunrise. Stripers are ...

A bunch of us were sitting around a table in the corner of the dining room at the Norden Club in Black Rock one warm night last summer when, not surprisingly, the talk turned to catching -- or, more ...

Editor's note: Flip Putthoff, who compiles the weekly fishing report, is on vacation. Here is last week's report. Early morning and late evening are the times to be fishing, said Jon Conklin, fishing ...