Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

NEW YORK — New York is home to both black crappie and white crappie, although black crappie are the predominant species throughout the state. Shortly after ice out crappie congregate in schools in ...

The crazy weather swings we’ve experienced this winter indicate an upcoming warm-up, which suggest open water in some of our ...

Jerk baits are a great cold-water choice for getting black bass to bite. Walleye, striped bass and sometimes crappie will ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

With all the recent fuss over fancy electronics and fishing accessories mounted to the front of the boat, the most critical link between the angler and fish is still the fishing line. It hasn’t seen ...

Crappie are hands down one of my favorite species to target. These abundant, aggressive fish also taste excellent right out of the fryer. Whether you are bobber fishing in the spring, or ice fishing ...

Crappie fishing is very popular because they are abundant and provide lots of fun fishing action, and they are considered excellent food fish and sportfish with mild sweet, white-flaky fillets. There ...

To catch a crappie you have to properly present a lure, or bait, at the right depth, detect the strike, and get the fish into your hands. Your fishing line plays an important role in each one of those ...

Crappie can be caught year-round in Arkansas. My favorite fishing season, however, is the prespawn period in late February and early March. Crappie are preparing to invade the shallows to reproduce ...