Travis Bullock with daughter, Keegan with some post-spawn slabs from Missouri’s Truman Lake. Catching Crappie After the Spawn by Ron Wong New fishing time,...
Randy Luttrell displays a 3.83-lb slab that he and Garrett Steele caught during the 2020 Crappie Masters tournament on Grenada Lake. Few fish ever...
Crappie Kids: Fishing Rodeo on Weiss Lake A FREE Crappie Kids Fishing Rodeo will be held in conjunction with the Crappie USA (CUSA)...
Wesley Montgomery of Starkville, Mississippi hoists a dandy stringer of crappie caught wade fishing flooded backwaters in North Mississippi in the springtime. North...
Weiss Lake crappie are eager to take anglers’ offerings, and they bite year-round. (Photo: Ed Masburn) Weiss Lake – A Deep South Crappie...
Whether fishing for crappies in Misery Bay, Marina Lake or Head-of-the-Bay, you will also catch bluegills and yellow perch. Destination: Icing PA’s Presque...
Consistent catching of crappie like this earned Scott Bunch (left) and Neal Alvis (right) the Crappie USA National Points Championship in 2020. Winning...
Early morning fishing in the Fall may include some fog, but searching open water for schools of shad, then working the area, can lead...
Good crappie are part of the fun of November-December fishing. Lee Pitts shows off two good Alabama crappie! Weiss Lake Fall Crappie Action...
As shown by Emilee Sperry, a visit to New York’s “Grape Belt” cam also yield additional rewards to crappie anglers. (Photo: Mike Sperry) ...
Bull Shoals Lake is just a short drive away from Branson, MO. Escape to the Ozarks by Larry Whiteley Outdoor activities are good...
On a day when the shade of the pontoon is welcoming, crappie guide Steve English believes crappie take refuge in the brush. (Photo: Jim...
Marilyn Black with a brace of crappies from Conneaut Lake. (Photo: Darl Black) Summer Crappies on Northern Natural Lakes, by Darl Black Go...
Jack Smith sets lines at the start of an evening of fishing. (Photo: Ken Perrotte) Hot Slabs in the Summertime Lighting Up the...
Professional crappie anglers Steve Coleman and Ronnie Capps with proof-positive that Northern Mississippi reservoirs, such as Grenada, are the most productive crappie lakes in...
Lake Chickahominy’s crappie tend to average between 9 and 11 inches, with larger fish often found. It is more of a “fun fishery” than...
Les Milligan catches slabs like this one during the spring and summer months at Lake O’ the Pines. He said the biggest crappie he’s...
Mississippi River black crappie, near Lacrosse, Wisconsin, are pre-spawn and fiesty in May. They’ll hit typical baits but this Wisconsin crappie liked a small...
Rick Dykstra with a stringer of specks from Kansas’ Millford Reservoir caught while pitching docks. (Photo: Mike Gnatkowski) Nebraska Crappie Fest Check out these Midwest...
Even in Michigan, crappie put on their tuxedos for the spring spawn. Joe Balog caught this dark male crappie fishing with a tiny jig...
Pymatuning black crappies caught during the spawn period from the edge of a milfoil bed. An interesting fish-hold structure at Shenango is the...
Joe Bragg got a sneak peak of what spring will bring by catching limits of crappies on Kansas reservoirs such as Melvern. Photo: Brent...
Joseph Dennis and Matt Outlaw with some slab crappie caught in Lake Moultrie, spider-rigging 20 feet deep (Photo: Ron Wong) Destination: Santee-Cooper Lakes...
Missouri is well-known for a lot of things but crappie fishing probably isn’t at the top of the list. Take a trip with Tandem...
Reagan Smith enjoys guiding for three kinds of crappie in central Illinois. Destination: Springfield, Illinois by John E. Phillips Twenty-seven-year-old Reagan...
Cold-Weather Crappie in the Twin Cities by John E. Phillips Crappie pro Davis Lenzen, from Hudson, Wisconsin, on the border of Minneapolis-St Paul, often...
Wintertime Crappie in North Alabama by John E. Phillips How to Catch a Limit of Alabama Crappie in Cold Weather Lake Guntersville Carter mainly...
Crappie Days Coming in Arkansas and Missouri by Ron Wong Missouri is known as “The Show Me State.” Along with Arkansas, what it can...
Doug Chyz, from Stafford County, Virginia, heads across the ice covering Vermont’s Lake Champlain in preparation for a night of fun, catching crappie through...
The Best Video Game on Ice by John Phillips A Southern boy’s perspective on fishing Minnesota’s ‘hard water’ Because not much ice fishing exists...
Destination: Northwest Mississippi By Richard Simms Northwest Mississippi is the gateway to the blues, but it’s also the gateway to the best crappie fishing...
Location: Southern Vermont – Fish All Night, Ski All Day by Ken Perrotte The Green Mountain State has great snow skiing, but anglers can...
by Tim Huffman You’ll see a few pieces about Alabama fishing, conservation and recreation in this issue of CrappieNow. A Crappie Masters tournament...
Bart Gillon, Tennessee. “The strangest was in February on Reelfoot Lake. I was fishing a decoy spread near a duck blind. The only thing...
By Darl Black Oklahoma’s Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees will likely be remembered by bass fishermen as the site of the very, very...
By Tim Huffman LARGE FLATS…Why discuss these in November? Just a few weeks ago two northern teams came down to Grenada Lake Mississippi and...