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 ...

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 ...

Don't just head for the exits when the bass bite slows down this spring. Instead, downsize your gear, change your plan of action and go catch some crappie. Of all the panfish species in North America, ...

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 ...

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

Chautauqua Lake offers two sub-species of the Promoxis — the Promoxis niromaculatus (black crappie) and Promoxis (the white crappie). Now, back in the day, we called crappie, calico bass, when in ...

Ahh, April is here! Yes! Time for a man’s thought to turn to all kinds of cool things. Stuff like … mowing grass, prepping those flower beds and spring time chores. Baseball and fragrances of all ...

Even though our April temperatures and weather is sporadic and up and down, we are fast approaching the crappie spawn in central Maryland and very soon fish will be shallow and accessible to even the ...