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 ...

If you're already tired of sitting in a deer stand or you have all the deer meat you need in your freezer and you're ready to put some crappie in your boat, you can't go wrong at Eagle Lake or Ross ...

It’s no secret that forward-facing sonar (FFS) is an incredibly effective tool for catching crappie. The best crappie lures and crappie rods are also not a secret. But, the FFS settings to clearly see ...

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 ...

At the Claremore Lake fishing dock, the crappies were so hungry a guy could probably catch them on a bare hook. At Belle Star Marina on Lake Eufaula, the afternoon bite tailed off and folks were ...

THE SOUNDS of wind-driven rain slapping my bedroom window were not welcome Tuesday morning — not on a day we were supposed to go fishing. The weatherman on the radio spoke of the possibility of snow ...