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.

Back in my guiding days, friends and I often spent our days off not in pursuit of bass, trout, walleyes, or even giant muskies. Nope. On those rare days between paid trips, the most enjoyable way to ...

Almost every Arkansas angler loves to catch a big mess of good-eating crappie. Winter provides a great time to do this. Crappie feed actively this season and often gather in large schools when the ...

Almost every veteran crappie catcher can recount times when he was catching fish just as fast as he could toss out a yellow jig, when suddenly, for no apparent reason, the fishing went bust. Different ...

Crappie make great eating and are usually found in massive schools, which makes them a popular target for anglers across southwest Idaho. Jordan Rodriguez Our boat buzzed along, the faint hum of the ...

CATAWBA ISLAND, Ohio - No matter how you say it, crappie fishing is an exceptional spring fling. Around northern Ohio, the white and black crappie are called "crop-pea." Mosey on down to southern Ohio ...