Every crappie angler loves the spring. All across the country crappies go through their spawn-season progression at various times depending on region. And during certain parts of the spawn, crappies ...

Perspective mode allows you to search with a wide, flat view instead of the narrow beam that’s used in forward mode. It ...

Hello folks, today (or rather, tonight) we're fishing along a dock to get that night time crappie bite. We gear up with tiny baits, both cut bait and artificial, and fish for those wonderful slab ...

Crappie Fishing Gear Before we break down crappie patterns and presentations per season, let’s first focus on the crappie fishing gear you need. In most situations, crappie gear can be defined by one ...

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

Fall hunting seasons are about to jump into full swing. Just don’t make the mistake of stashing that crappie fishing gear in a spot where you can’t get to it in pretty short order. You could miss out ...

Today’s crappie lures come in a vast array of sizes, colors, patterns and actions. And that’s a good thing, because you never know where you’ll find these nomadic fish and what will trip their trigger ...

Tiny tubes are not new for panfish anglers, but combine a small tube, a "teaser" and the time-tested PowerBait formula ... and you have a pretty wicked setup for crappie, perch, bluegill and ...

Greening willows and spawning crappie go together each March, and bursts of warming weather can provide flurries of excellent shoreline fishing in lakes and ponds across southeast Texas. Sloping banks ...

Each line was rigged with two heavy egg sinkers, two large hooks and a collection of beads and spinners. This stuff dwarfed the crappie gear that we’d brought along. It was a good thing that we’d both ...

Venturing to Shearin Harris Lake in North Carolina for fall crappie. This week on Carolina Outdoor Journal, we venture to Shearin Harris Lake in North Carolina for fall crappie. A first time angler to ...