Live bait is working best for striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing for stripers from Prairie Creek park south to Point 12 where the White and War Eagle arms of the lake meet.

The most talked about largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing lure — the A-rig — quietly has earned space in the tackle boxes of veteran Smith Mountain guide Dale Wilson. Just so everyone knows what we ...

Looking for ideas on how to rig your boat for striped bass fishing at Smith Mountain Lake and beyond? Members of the Smith Mountain Striper Club plan to have a variety of boats of different styles and ...

Being from New England I had never experienced freshwater striped bass fishing. All of my knowledge and experience was from the salty waters of Cape Cod. However, after six years on Southeastern ...

Fish the Horseshoe Bend area for striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said that area is holding lots of shad and stripers are following the shad. Troll with shad or brood minnows. Stripers ...