We're targeting largemouth bass and potentially pike using the peeper frog top water lure. We're drifting over a vast weed flat, focusing on a specific point off the shoreline that we're hoping will ...

Fall is the best time to target big northern pike on surface flies. Here's everything you need to know to get in on the topwater action.

Pike are notorious for vicious topwater strikes. Trout, walleyes and even catfish will hit a lure on the surface under the right conditions.

Topwater lures are effective at catching a ­variety of species, from largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and northern pike to striped bass, snook and redfish. Plus, watching a big fish explode on your ...

It’s that time for year for topwater fishing on lakes and rivers (at the least ones not too high) and that leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

The weather is looking good for Labor Day weekend; typically the last big weekend for anglers on area lakes. Many folks will ...

If there is one redeeming characteristic about summertime fishing, it is the topwater feeding frenzies. Most years within a few days of Father’s Day, the Belton Lake topwater bite will ...

There’s simply no experience in fishing like a topwater strike. Whether it’s a violent eruption of water or a subtle “gulp,” the strike is what keeps anglers coming back. Besides the fact ...