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

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, they put up a good fight, and they can grow to impressive sizes. If ...

To catch big crappies this spring, borrow a few tips from the old-school cane pole fishermen who didn't need fancy ...

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first fish ...

It's crappie-catching time throughout much of North Florida, and anglers are working many of the region's better waters catching plenty of good-eating "slabs" or "speckled perch." Trolling and ...

Casting for cash may be exciting, but fishing for fillets is a whole lot more important to a lot of North Alabama anglers, and prime time to do it is from now through early April as crappies become ...

Crappies are not hard to catch if you know where to find them. The problem often is finding them--with the traditional method of lowering live minnows around channel edges and underwater structure, it ...

Angler Mike McBride said crappie fishing is good. Fish in shallow water close to shore around wood cover. Black bass fishing ...

I've learned to expect the unexpected whenever I indulge in some light line, tiny lure, crappie fishing. This past week I got zapped twice using a 1-inch crappie tube rigged on a 1/32-ounce tube jig.

Fishing duo Cole & Jay put minnows and jigs head-to-head to determine which bait catches more stacked crappie.