Crappie fishing is very popular because they are abundant and provide lots of fun fishing action, and they are considered excellent food fish and sportfish with mild sweet, white-flaky fillets. There ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

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 ...

These are wonderful times to be a crappie fan; we finally have quality, dedicated crappie rods and gear. Creative anglers and companies are crafting exciting new tackle, lures, and equipment, at last ...

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 ...

Chasing crappies is one of my favorite things to do. Crappie are abundant in lakes all over the country, aggressive biters, great sport on light tackle, and excellent table fare. From ice fishing to ...

October can be a fickle month when it comes to weather. Quite often there can be be days on end of strong northeasterly and easterly winds which blow 24/7, as we have seen this past week. Not only do ...

NACOGDOCHES — Water level is at full pool and stained. Water temp in the low 60s. Fishing guide Stanley Gresham says bass fishing has been good shallow using Chatterbaits, ‘Traps and Senkos. A few ...

Water level is 7.23 feet low and clear. Water temp in the low 50s. Fishing guide Brian Branum says bass fishing continues to be good targeting offshore structure and shallower hydrilla beds. Spoons, ...