We got ahead of ourselves in the Beginner's Fishing Series. We've covered crankbaits, jerkbaits, blade baits and bottom-contact baits, but heaven forbid, we forgot about topwater baits.

One- to 2-inch topwater plugs resembling natural bream forage such as grasshoppers, small crayfish, little frogs and tiny shad are excellent for catching cagey bream lurking beneath lily pads.

It doesn’t look like weekend rain will impact the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers, meaning the great bass and bream fishing will continue.

The key to successful topwater fishing for specked trout is often predicated on finding areas holding concentrations of mullet, a primary target of larger speckled trout.

People debate the subject of the most exciting way to catch a fish. I know what method I think is most exciting. There is nothing more exciting than watching a fish attack a topwater lure. I fish ...

Gear review of the new Lunkerhunt Furenzy Mouse, a hollow body topwater lure designed for catching largemouth bass from heavy cover like slop and lily pad mats.

Gear review of the new Lunkerhunt Furenzy Mouse, a hollow body topwater lure designed for catching largemouth bass from heavy cover like slop and lily pad mats.

HOT SPOTS ARKANSAS RIVER (MAUMELLE POOL) Bream fishing was excellent using crickets. Crappie were working in 10-12 feet depth around the jetties but were biting just fair. Black and chartreuse ...

Besides the fact that topwater lures are just fun to fish, they are also known for catching a variety of fish and often big ones.

Bream spawn around the full moon with shellcrackers usually taking the first full moon in April and bluegills coming around the full moon in May. This year, with the early spring and the late full ...