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 ...

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 are hands down one of my favorite species to target. These abundant, aggressive fish also taste excellent right out of the fryer. Whether you are bobber fishing in the spring, or ice fishing ...

Targeting fall crappies can be surprisingly fun and effective. That's because they school up and get aggressive. Here's how ...

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 ...

Torches and pitchforks would undoubtedly come for you if you ate a 6-pound bass and had the audacity to post about it on social media. The mob’s anger wouldn’t be completely unjustified as large bass ...

I guess to the casual observer you’d think that an outdoors writer would write vibrant and exciting articles on totally different topics every week and keep you in spellbinding suspense. The truth of ...

Crappie fishing is a signal spring is upon us. When “slabs," as big crappie are called, are found close to shore, you should also expect turkeys gobbling and morel mushrooms popping. I’ve often said ...

If you consider crappie fishing just a springtime affair, then you don’t know Keith Wray. Last January, the Kerr Lake angler caught 1,800 crappie. Known affectionately on a number of angling Web sites ...

Teresa Croy and her husband Don were fishing a private pond in Putnam County, Ohio, on Nov. 2, and Teresa really wanted to catch some crappies. But after casting small jigs for a while without any ...