As the weather cools, anglers in the region are turning to moving waters like rivers to catch fish stocking up for winter. Here are river fishing tips from fishing expert Matt Johnson.

Tip of the week The time of day significantly affects walleye activity as the days get colder. Dawn and dusk, are prime times for walleye fishing because they trigger feeding activity. Night can even ...

This story first ran in the Aug. 25, 2006, edition of The Times-Picayune. It looked like rain would beat sunrise to the marsh Monday morning. Low, black clouds crawled slowly across the sky, carrying ...

Do you really think Mr. Flounder would sniff his way around the sandy river bottom, find a tasty snack, then pass it up because it’s attached to a pompano rig? Nope. Just as duct tape isn’t only for ...

The bite was subtle, which is often the case when fishing a river hovering around 40 degrees. I was fishing a Ned rig — a finesse-sized pairing of a slim ...

Alan Battista’s garage manufactured Chesapeake Rig is a collection of heavy wire, glass beads, swivels, soft plastic shad bodies and bucktail jig heads. As the waters of the Chesapeake Bay cool down ...

Cole & Jay use the ultimate river fishing rig to catch every fish type ...

Ask Lowcountry inshore anglers to pick their favorite time of the year, and there’s a good chance the majority of them will pick fall for a variety of reasons. Students are back in school. Hunting ...

The author with a striped bass hooked on a prior fishing trip. Striper fishermen Roger Zalucky, left, of Troy, and Jack Whitman of Colonie both hook into fish while wading the Hudson River Friday, May ...