During the early season before the spawn, crappie and panfish bites can be difficult to detect at times with traditional methods. They're much lighter than what you'll get during the spawn and in the ...

NEW YORK — New York is home to both black crappie and white crappie, although black crappie are the predominant species throughout the state. Shortly after ice out crappie congregate in schools in ...

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

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

I knew the odds would be just a little, if not a whole lot, on my side as I turned the alarm off at 5 a.m. last week. A weather change had come, and the morning low was 58 degrees, a far cry from the ...

Crappie are on the banks, and there's no better time to catch them than right now. No matter where you are in Arkansas, crappie are spawning in shallow water. You don't need fancy electronics to find ...

My uncle Guy McClintock of Cherry Valley spent much of his life fishing for crappie. His fishing vessel was a 10-foot johnboat hand-crafted from cypress. His poles were hand-cut canes. Not ...

No matter if you called them crappie or calico bass, ice-off on Chautauqua Lake means it’s time to chase some of the tastiest fish Chautauqua Lake has to offer. Not only are they great table fare, but ...

Wiley whitebeard angler, Bob Rustowicz, shares some of his catch from a recent trip to Chautauqua Lake where the crappie have started their spring feeding ritual. Submitted photo One nice thing about ...

Cole & Jay watch her go wild hauling slab crappie with just a jig and bobber. Here’s what happens when you eat a banana every day, according to registered dietitians Donald Trump's odds of winning ...