TRI-LAKES AREA — Some people find it hard to understand why the crappie is such a popular sport fish. Unlike bass, catfish and trout, which hit baits with unbridled ferocity, this panfish’s strike ...

Spring crappie fishing is a must at these four top destination lakes. Submitted photo Crappie fishing is one of my favorite pastimes. These large panfish are fun to catch and great to eat. Using ...

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 ...

Deep under the surface lies a submerged treehouse teeming with life. We drop tiny tackle and hook into giant bluegill and ...

The spring crappie fishing will usually get started around here as early as February. I know that February is still winter time, but tell that to the crappie. Crappie fishing in the late winter or ...

Cathy Wheatley toed the trolling motor control on the bow of her bass boat, oozing the craft slowly over the slick, featureless surface of open water on sprawling Sam Rayburn Reservoir. An electronic ...

SANTEE, S.C. — The Santee Cooper Lakes -- Marion and Moultrie -- will be the home of a Crappie USA special two-day event in March as the fishing association celebrates its 25th anniversary focusing on ...

Dan Dannenmueller and Mike Jones believe they have hit a home run in the recent birth of the Mississippi Crappie Trail. Some might say it’s a grand slam, referring to four of the six reservoirs and/or ...

The temps are low, but the bite is hot! Watch as we brave the cold to hook into massive winter crappie from the kayak. Every ...

It's a cinch to create your own hot spot for catching crappie. All it takes is a cedar tree, some rope, a concrete block and access to a boat dock stall. No telling how many crappie we caught many ...

A fisherman who thought he had found a school of bass on his fish finder got the surprise of his life when he hooked one of the fish that wound up being a record-size crappie. David Burruss of Clear ...