Lake vs lake Fishing · Nevada
Lake Mead or Lake Mohave? This week's numbers side by side
Two Nevada lakes, 0°F apart at the surface. Water, level, wind and the bite side by side, and which one we would pick.
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Lake vs lake Fishing · Nevada
Lake Mead or Lake Mohave? This week's numbers side by side
Two Nevada lakes, 0°F apart at the surface. Water, level, wind and the bite side by side, and which one we would pick.
Deep dive Lake levels · California
Folsom Lake is 7 ft lower than a month ago: ramps and where the fish went
Lower water on Folsom Lake changes the launch, the spots and the hazards. The numbers, and how to adjust.
News brief Wind & weather · North Dakota
28 mph gusts on Lake Sakakawea Saturday
Saturday brings gusts near 28 mph to Lake Sakakawea out of the southeast.
The list Weekend trips · Midwest
Best Midwest lakes to fish this weekend: Lake Monroe leads
We scored every Midwest lake we follow on the weekend bite ratings, the wind and the rain chances. Lake Monroe comes out on top; here are the best 8.
Deep dive Lake levels · California
Falling water on Shasta Lake: down 7 ft since last month
Lower water on Shasta Lake changes the launch, the spots and the hazards. The numbers, and how to adjust.
By the numbers Lake levels · Florida
+2.1 ft in 30 days: Lake Okeechobee in 6 numbers
The level, the trend and what they mean on the water: Lake Okeechobee in 6 numbers.
Photo story Water temperature · Florida
Lake Tohopekaliga this fall: the water, the fish, the plan
A short field guide to Lake Tohopekaliga this week.
Species spotlight Fishing · US
Species spotlight: white bass on 7 lakes
7 lakes have water in the range where white bass feed well right now. What they are doing, how deep and the day to go on each.
By the numbers Water temperature · Wyoming
Flaming Gorge Reservoir by the numbers: 49°F, +4°F in 12 days
Everything that matters on Flaming Gorge Reservoir this week, one number at a time.
Deep dive Water temperature · Nebraska
Lake McConaughy warms 5°F in 11 days to 52°F: where the fish are moving
A 5-degree rise in 11 days puts Lake McConaughy at 52°F. We break down which fish respond and where to look.
How-to 3-D lake beds · Vermont
How to read and fish the lake bed of Lake Champlain
Six steps from the ramp to the first bite on Lake Champlain, using the water temperature, the structure and the forecast.
News brief Wind & weather · California
25 mph gusts on Lake Tahoe Friday
Friday brings gusts near 25 mph to Lake Tahoe out of the southwest.
Deep dive Water temperature · Texas
Lake Fork at 59°F: the fall turnover is on
The surface of Lake Fork has cooled to about 59°F and our estimate puts the warm top layer about 65 ft deep on a lake that runs around 70 ft. That is the point where the lake mixes top to bottom, the fishing goes strange for a week or two, and then the fall feed starts.
How-to Fishing · Missouri
How to catch largemouth bass on Table Rock Lake this week
A practical plan for Table Rock Lake built on this week's numbers: where to go, how deep, what to tie on and how to work it.
News brief Fishing · Alabama
Friday is the day on Lake Guntersville
Our week-ahead bite outlook for Lake Guntersville: Friday and Saturday are the pick.
The list Water temperature · US
Fall turnover, lake by lake: 5 turning, 2 done, 15 close
Our weekly estimate of the fall turnover on 90 lakes: which are mixing top to bottom right now (expect a slow week), which have finished and are into the fall feed, and which are still layered and fishing their late-summer pattern.
Q&A Water temperature · Indiana
Is Lake Monroe turning over? What 53°F water means
Short answers to the questions that decide a trip to Lake Monroe this week.
News brief Lake levels · Utah
Lake Powell up 20 ft in 30 days
Up 20 ft in a month, Lake Powell is flooding fresh cover.
The list Weekend trips · West
Where to fish in the West this weekend: Coeur d'Alene Lake and 7 more
We scored every West lake we follow on the weekend bite ratings, the wind and the rain chances. Coeur d'Alene Lake comes out on top; here are the best 8.
By the numbers Lake levels · California
6 numbers that explain Lake Oroville this week
The level, the trend and what they mean on the water: Lake Oroville in 6 numbers.
News brief Lake levels · Oregon
Detroit Lake down 18 ft in 29 days
Down 18 ft in a month, Detroit Lake is reshaping its banks.
How-to 3-D lake beds · Minnesota
How to fish the drop-offs on Lake Minnetonka
Six steps from the ramp to the first bite on Lake Minnetonka, using the water temperature, the structure and the forecast.
The list Water quality · US
Clear-water week: Raystown Lake leads 37 lakes seen clear since Nov 10
Of the 72 lakes with a clear overhead view in the last 7 days, 37 came up clear: no algae and little mud in the water. The clearest first, with the day each was seen and what clear water means for the bite; plus the 6 lakes that looked murky or green.
Deep dive Fishing · Texas
Sam Rayburn Reservoir bite outlook: Thursday and Friday look good
Our week-ahead bite outlook for Sam Rayburn Reservoir: Thursday and Friday are the pick. The reasons, the weather and a spot to start.