Crappie are famously fickle, shifting from shoreline brush to deep timber overnight, yet anglers who understand their ...

My uncle Guy McClintock of Cherry Valley spent much of his life fishing for crappie. His fishing vessel was a 10-foot johnboat hand-crafted from cypress. His poles were hand-cut canes. Not ...

The spring crappie fishing will usually get started around here as early as February. I know that February is still winter time, but tell that to the crappie. Crappie fishing in the late winter or ...

In the south Crappie are already pushed up shallow and other parts of the country aren’t far behind. That means it’s time to tie on a jig and head to your favorite brush pile. If you need a new rod, ...

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 ...

It had been hot in Arkansas for weeks. The thermometer shot up to 101 degrees one day, and it had been over 100 for close to a month. For some folks, the scorching summer weather meant it was too ...

Already a top professional bass fishing destination, Hot Springs will also be America's crappie capital Oct. 4-6 when it hosts the first Crappie Expo. Produced by Wally Marshall, known in the fishing ...

Freshwater fish including largemouths and crappies are noted for beginning their spawns on the new and full moons. Why, no one knows for sure but it may be a left-over instinct from some proto-fish ...