Fishing duo Cole and Jay catch crappie at a massive spillway for tacos.

Chasing crappies is one of my favorite things to do. Crappie are abundant in lakes all over the country, aggressive biters, great sport on light tackle, and excellent table fare. From ice fishing to ...

Spring is officially here. And that means there are a lot of fishing opportunities for freshwater anglers, one being crappie. Now, crappie aren't the biggest fish, nor will they put up the biggest ...

Find and catch early-season crappie with this step-by-step guide to targeting spawning slabs from ice-out through spawn. In regions that receive ice cover, crappies spend the winter suspended over ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay catch slab crappie below a giant spillway and cook it.

The first fish I ever caught on an artificial lure was a crappie. It hit a Hildebrandt black and yellow spinner bait cast from a green metal Johnson Century reel mounted on a solid fiberglass rod with ...

If you consider crappie fishing just a springtime affair, then you don’t know Keith Wray. Last January, the Kerr Lake angler caught 1,800 crappie. Known affectionately on a number of angling Web sites ...

When and how to catch Crappie in the summer—move to deeper water or try night fishing Post-spawn through September, crappie tend to stay in brush located in 15 to 20 feet of water, about 10 or 15 feet ...

Crappie fishing is picking up at Ross Barnett Reservoir as fish move shallow to spawn. Anglers are catching large numbers of good-sized crappie, with some exceeding two pounds. While recent storms ...

Beaver Lake: Striped bass are biting on the south end of the lake, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Try for stripers from Monte Ne south into the War Eagle and White River tributaries. Shad is the ...