Noisy, rattling baits keep fish in your strike zone longer. Try dropping a jig with bait to seal the deal on fussy crappie, as...
Whether you fish on the ice or in southern waters, cold water is deadly. Crappie Basics – Prepare for the Worst in Winter...
Working as a team will increase your ice fishing odds. Initially everyone should spread out to locate areas holding fish. Then, once found, everyone...
Grand Rapids is in the heart of Minnesota. Folks willing to fish the hard water can fill a freezer right outside the city limits....
Straight-Line Reels for Winter Crappie by Mike Gnatkowski They might look like a fly fishing reel but many ice fishermen say straight-line reels catch...
by John Phillips A Southern boy’s perspective on fishing Minnesota’s ‘hard water’ Because not much ice fishing exists in my hometown of Birmingham, Alabama...
Story & photos by Darl Black It’s beginning to look a lot like…an abbreviated ice fishing season in NW Pennsylvania. With a shot of...
By Darl Black Dave Lefebre of Erie, PA may be best known for his fishing successes on national bass circuits, but during the...
Story & photos by Vic Attardo Because it was minus two when I awoke one February morning, I decided not to go ice fishing...
Story & photos by Vic Attardo In recent years the emphasis in ice fishing for crappie has been on small soft-plastic baits. These highly...
By Vic Attardo Most normal folks will, at some point in the winter, swing their legs up on a couch and watch a football...
by Josh Lantz It’s no secret. Big water grows big crappies. Large, deep lakes have an abundance of forage and more places for crappies...
By Vic Attardo Put on your mukluks. Hitch your dog team to the sled. Then cover your head with the ugliest fur-lined hat with...
Story & Photos by Vic Attardo Ice fishing is most often a white, blue and black world. The intensity of these colors can get...
By Darl Black The first crappie of the day is significant because there are always more in the same spot. Ice fishing has changed...
Story & Photos by Darl Black At 17,000 surface acres, Pymatuning Lake is Pennsylvania’s largest inland body of water. Therefore during January, February and...
Story & photos by Vic Attardo I have to say I’m proud of myself. I’ve been writing CrappieNow articles on ice fishing up here...
The February issue of CrappieNow is the features lots of ice tips and another great feature on rigging your boat for spider rigging. Read...
Story & photos by Darl Black Recognized for his bass fishing exploits on the FLW Tour, professional angler Dave Lefebre is equally proficient at...
Story and Photos by Don Gasaway It is a conversation all too familiar to Nick. The discussion goes something like this. “I want to...
The January issue of CrappieNow is the Top 10 Edition. Each segment has a list of 10 tips, tactics or series of solutions the...