As summer draws near, favorite East Texas fishing techniques become popular again. For generations, drifting across the lake on the soft summer breeze put catfish in the boat. Cross Lake, just North ...

If you are looking for some good fishing close to home, try our local oxbows for channel catfish. That's what I did recently with Pat Carter, Jefferson, S.D., and his son Travis. We picked McCook Lake ...

Fishing overall is fair to good, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Fishing near the thermocline is key, Conklin said. That's where the warm upper layer of water meets the deeper cold layer. The ...