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 ...

We are dangerously close to Crappie spawning season in Kentucky. Late March and April is a celebrated time of year for anglers across the Commonwealth because Crappie fishing during the spawn is ...

Why dangle one minnow in front of a crappie's nose when you can jiggle a whole school of them? That's the idea behind the spider rig, a system that gets crappie to bite at Beaver Lake all year long. A ...

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 ...

Liberty Reservoir, especially the portion extending from the area off the Nicodemus Bridge to the Route 140 Bridge dividing Carroll and Baltimore counties, is a virtual crappie factory. Most crappie ...

Philip Sanders lifts his rod tip slowly, trying to pull the small barrel weight up through a nest of submerged tree limbs without snagging his smallish crappie hook. "I think I'm hung on the brush," ...

The Alabama Rig has been a very effective and controversial device in the bass fishing world since it's introduction by Andy Doss and Mann's Bait Company in early 2011. The Alabama Rig is not a lure ...

Crappie fishing can unnerve the most resolute angler. In the chilly advent of spring, our favorite panfish often seem to have a bad case of lockjaw and “normal” fishing tactics won’t produce. You can ...

Striped bass are moving south and crappie are bunching up, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Fish for stripers and white bass between Monte Ne and Camp War Eagle on the War Eagle River arm of the ...