Finally! I got to go crappie fishing. Normally by now I’d have hit the crappie four to six times. It’s not that I’ve been setting around mowing the grass etc. but there’s just too many outdoor ...

I don’t want to make my ignorance publicly known but… so be it. Used to I did good on crappie until the end of May, first of June, but the last eight or nine years I’m still doing good on them up ...

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 to be gobbling and morel mushrooms to be popping. I’ve ...

I don’t want to sound like some old senile codger asking where did the summer go but… where the heck did the summer go? I looked at my calendar and I didn’t frivolously waste it. In June I crappie ...

Crappie Fishing Gear Before we break down crappie patterns and presentations per season, let’s first focus on the crappie fishing gear you need. In most situations, crappie gear can be defined by one ...

If you have ever fished when the crappie bite is on you know it can be pretty exciting. A couple of weeks ago I fished with the Caldwell Exchange Club at Leslie Gulch on the Owyhee Reservoir. Caldwell ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether you call them crappies or croppies, or freckles, specks, or papermouths, white and black crappies have enticed America’s anglers since the advent of cane fishing poles. Their allure isn’t ...