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 ...

Today’s best 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 ...

Almost every veteran crappie catcher can recount times when he was catching fish just as fast as he could toss out a yellow jig, when suddenly, for no apparent reason, the fishing went bust. Different ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bass throughout the country can’t pass on a high-protein meal like a crawfish. Craw jigs are especially effective on ...

Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce recommends fishing for black bass shallow and deep with plastic worms or jig and pigs. Try top-water lures at dawn and dusk. Try for crappie with minnows or jigs in ...

Most anglers are fishing for crappie or walleye. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said crappie fishing is good near brush. Fish with minnows or jigs 15 to 20 feet deep. Walleye are being ...

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.

DALLAS - According to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department angler preference surveys, crappie rank third among the most sought-after game fish. Black bass rank first and catfish are second. Wally ...