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A late-winter fishing trip on Arkansas’ DeGray Lake often produces big stringers of good-eating crappie for anglers like Keith Sutton and Alex Hinson.

Spring in the Ouachitas: DeGray and Greeson on Fire Story

CrappieNOW’s Top 10 Crappie Lakes for 2026

Anglers Needed for Florida Crappie Project Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Lake Hartwell: An Overlooked Crappie Destination Story and photos by Terry Madewell

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EQUIPMENT

Product Buzz, by Scott Mackenthun

Berkley Powerbait Minnotator Tie on, cast out, catch fish. Simple as that. The Berkley Powerbait Minnotator comes prerigged on a...

Paddlin’ with Madalyn: Keeping Hypothermia at Bay

Paddlin’ with Madalyn: Keeping Hypothermia at Bay Story and photo by Madalyn Roberts It’s always prudent to take extra...

Paddlin’ with Madalyn: Artificial vs. Live Bait & Storage Options on a Kayak Story and photos by Madalyn Roberts

Paddlin’ with Madalyn: Artificial vs. Live Bait & Storage Options on a Kayak Story and photos by Madalyn Roberts The...

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Paddlin’ with Madalyn: Setup for Successful Springtime Slab-Hunting

Kim Burnett uses his flies he ties to catch big spring crappie.

Crappie Fishing on the Fly

Product Buzz, by Scott Mackenthun

Bobby Garland Crappie Baits: Winning with Plastics Suited for Any Application

Technique

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Match the Hatch

CN April 2026 Crappie Dan Playbook Pre Spawn, Spawn, and Post Spawn Techniques

Anthony Mondo is a hardcore bass fisherman. He was actually fishing a bass tournament when he caught this huge black crappie on Chickamauga Lake. The fish was only one 1/100th of an ounce shy of four pounds on certified scales. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Mondo)

4-pound Tennessee River Crappie Stuns Veteran Anglers

Crappie have excellent camouflage, making them difficult to see even when in clear water. But astute anglers can learn to spy these calico panfish on their shallow spawning beds and catch them by sight fishing.

Crappie Basics: Sight Fishing for Spring Slabs

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Destinations

A late-winter fishing trip on Arkansas’ DeGray Lake often produces big stringers of good-eating crappie for anglers like Keith Sutton and Alex Hinson.

Spring in the Ouachitas: DeGray and Greeson on Fire Story

A late-winter fishing trip on Arkansas’ DeGray Lake often produces big stringers of good-eating crappie for anglers like Keith Sutton...

CrappieNOW’s Top 10 Crappie Lakes for 2026

Anglers Needed for Florida Crappie Project Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Lake Hartwell: An Overlooked Crappie Destination Story and photos by Terry Madewell

Capt. Doug Nelms displays two of the slab crappie that are caught in large numbers on Lake Oconee.

Year-round Crappie Challenge on Georgia’s Lake Oconee By Anietra Hamper

Team Crappie Lure Giveaway

Equipment

Product Buzz, by Scott Mackenthun

Berkley Powerbait Minnotator Tie on, cast out, catch fish. Simple as that. The Berkley Powerbait Minnotator comes prerigged on a...

Paddlin’ with Madalyn: Keeping Hypothermia at Bay

Paddlin’ with Madalyn: Artificial vs. Live Bait & Storage Options on a Kayak Story and photos by Madalyn Roberts

Product Buzz, by Scott Mackenthun

Cracking the Crappie Code: Lure Size and Profile Matter, by Terry Madewell

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Tackle

Paddlin’ with Madalyn: Setup for Successful Springtime Slab-Hunting

Paddlin’ with Madalyn: Setup for Successful Springtime Slab-Hunting Story and photo by Madalyn Roberts If you’re a fisherman finding yourself...

Kim Burnett uses his flies he ties to catch big spring crappie.

Crappie Fishing on the Fly

Product Buzz, by Scott Mackenthun

Bobby Garland Crappie Baits: Winning with Plastics Suited for Any Application

Paddlin’ with Madalyn: Artificial vs. Live Bait & Storage Options on a Kayak Story and photos by Madalyn Roberts

Techniques

Match the Hatch

CN April 2026 Crappie Dan Playbook Pre Spawn, Spawn, and Post Spawn Techniques

Check out more fishing resources at crappienow.com! CrappieNOW is an unequaled online-only crappie fishing magazine aimed at passionate crappie anglers...

Anthony Mondo is a hardcore bass fisherman. He was actually fishing a bass tournament when he caught this huge black crappie on Chickamauga Lake. The fish was only one 1/100th of an ounce shy of four pounds on certified scales. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Mondo)

4-pound Tennessee River Crappie Stuns Veteran Anglers

Crappie have excellent camouflage, making them difficult to see even when in clear water. But astute anglers can learn to spy these calico panfish on their shallow spawning beds and catch them by sight fishing.

Crappie Basics: Sight Fishing for Spring Slabs

Battling High Water

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