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It’s getting colder outside, but there are still some great fishing options available to anglers across southern Idaho.

Around Truth or Consequences, fishing for white bass was good at Elephant Butte Lake using Flicker Shad lures. Fishing for ...

Black bass are biting fair. Try top-water lures, plastic worms, swim baits or spinner baits. Beaver tailwater Austin Kennedy, fishing guide, said trout fishing is good with prepared trout baits fished ...

Here’s an experience many trout anglers can relate with: You’re fishing a nice stretch of river with a finesse presentation—a nymph, a salmon egg, or a small Panther Martin spinner—when boom!