Fishing Reports News

ATHENS 
Lake Athens is about five feet low and clear. Water temp is in the upper 40s.
Fishing was fairly light around the holidays. Bass have been good to four pound on jigs and Texas rig worms; best bite has been under overcast skies. Some schooling activity reported in the shallows, according to Peter [...]

BEST BET: Area: The typical good winter bite for perch goes on at Chicago’s lakefront. It takes sorting for keepers. The daily bag is 15. Montrose and Navy Pier are most consistent, but Belmont has had its days. DOING IT: A basic setup is 4- or 6-pound monofilament on light or medium [...]

LAKE MEAD
Striper action really picked up this week once the winds died down. Several large stripers ranging from between eight to more than 24 pounds were caught.
The first fall trout stocking took place at three locations on Lake Mead this past week and several of the large striper were taken from [...]

Rain and big winds are in the forecast and anglers will have to keep an eye on the weather, especially the walleye and perch fishermen working the frigid near-shore waters of Lake Erie. After a relatively balmy week, thermal gear will again be in fashion.
The walleye fishermen heading to the piers and [...]

Coarse angling, better known as freshwater fishing is the undisputed, most popular single participant sport in the UK. ‘Match fishing,’ which is becoming increasingly popular, better describes the competitive side to the sport.

Bristol, United Kingdom, December 01, 2006 –(PR.COM)– Tony Rixon, one of the South West UK premier match anglers has [...]