Learn how to catch more crappies during the dog days of summer. Discover the best small lake spots—docks, timber, deep basins, vegetation—and proven lures ...

How do I rig live bait for crappie? That question (and more) are answered by our experts in our roundup of the best rigs for crappie fishing.

Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said some good black bass fishing takes place at night with big plastic worms or spinner baits in dark colors. Try top-water lures at first and last ...

Minnows and crappie fishing go together like stinkbaits and catfishing. Although adult crappie feed on other forage as well, small fish make up most of the crappies’ diet. And because minnows ...

Marlon Meade of Anaheim reaches for a crappie caught from a pontoon boat at Irvine Lake. He used crappie lights on the lake surface to attract bait fish, which in turn lured the crappie 1 1 /2 ...

One of the easiest and most simple tactics for early spring crappie success is casting small jigs, suspended below bobbers, to shoreline cover such as docks, beaver huts, fallen logs or riprap ...

The spring crappie fishing will usually get started around here as early as February. I know that February is still winter time, but tell that to the crappie. Crappie fishing in the late winter or ...

Fishing remains one of the least costly forms of recreation. Peanut's Crappie House charges adults $5 to fish all day; $3 for seniors and children. "I don't sell bait anymore," Reynolds said.

The improving crappie fishing leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Many crappie anglers have found fall fishing for slab size crappie can be very good if they learn how to pinpoint the fish during this transition time.

• Pymatuning Reservoir is offering up a variety of fish to anglers casting into its waters, including walleye, crappie and yellow perch. The crappie and the yellow perch are swimming in the ...