I look forward to fall fishing for a variety of reasons — the crisp weather, colorful surroundings, and unique seasonal fishing scenarios. Near the top of the list: fall crappie. As water temperatures ...

Chasing summer time crappie can be one of the best bites of the year! / Kaleb Brown Chasing crappies is one of my favorite things to do. Crappie are abundant in lakes all over the country, aggressive ...

Pay Attention to Depth – Crappie regularly school up at specific depths, which means you could be missing out if your bait is too low or high. Use a fish finder to locate schools or vary your lure ...

Crappie are one of the most popular gamefish in the U.S.—and for good reason. They’re fun to catch for anglers of any skill level, put up a good fight, and can grow to impressive sizes. If you don’t ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...

So, what about a Christmas crappie? Those are two words that don’t necessarily go together for a lot of fishermen, and that’s a shame, because the serious anglers among us have learned that there are ...

The season is right, even when a day may not be. We are into the good springtime crappie fishing. About the only thing that might slow it down is a significant temperature drop. Warm rain good, cold ...

For several minutes I'd been watching my cork drift by, uninterrupted except for an occasional jiggle as my grub was assaulted by a bluegill whose mouth was much too small for it. The fishing was slow ...