No matter where you live or fish, imagination and common sense are all you need to catch huge crappies this time of year ...

The Ohio Division of Wildlife said in a social media post that Jesse Miller of Middletown set the new state record for hybrid ...

It’s no secret that forward-facing sonar is an incredibly effective tool for catching crappie. The best crappie lures and ...

Jesse Miller caught a pending state-record crappie on April 1 while fishing from shore on the Great Miami River near ...

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 ...

Crappie fishing is a signal spring is upon us. When “slabs," as big crappie are called, are found close to shore, you should also expect turkeys gobbling and morel mushrooms popping. I’ve often said ...

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The cluster of thin, bone-like branches poking just above the water surface looked much like the dozens of other such skeletons of drowned trees we'd zipped past on the chilly boat ride up the creek.

Fishing duo Cole & Jay reveal why overlooked neighborhood creeks can offer some of the hottest crappie action around.

Largemouth bass are fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, live bait, rogues and spinnerbaits around coves, docks, main lake and weed beds. Blue, channel and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut ...

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 ...