Industrious fishermen can usually gather up lots of old Christmas trees after the holiday season. They make excellent brush piles that are likely to...
Professional crappie anglers Charles and Travis Bunting say one key in the Fall is to keep moving until you find a concentration of fish....
Good sonar units can make the difference between fish in the boat and just a boat ride. (Photo: John Phillips) Sonar for Slabs-...
This screen grab from a Navionics App illustrates an excellent “intersection” where a creek channel intersects with a main channel. Crappie Basics –...
Sometimes the sweetest spot to crappie fish on your local lake might be right over your head. In fishing there is no such thing...
by Ron Wong This central east Alabama lake is a virtual crappie factory. Nestled in Elmore County, Alabama is bountiful Lake Jordan. The lake...
by Ron Stallings Fishing from the bank is very productive for most species of fish. If you want to target crappie from the bank,...
By Tim Huffman Placing cover for crappie is nothing new. Stake bed, crappie condo, crappie bed, brushpile, structure and cover are a few of...
by Tim Huffman CrappieNow is read by fishermen in the north, south, and Midwest; those who fish clear, stained, shallow and deep waters....
By Darl Black Some anglers may call it a rise or submerged island. Regardless of the local colloquialism, a hump is merely a substantial...
By Darl Black When I was a youngster, our family’s Thanksgiving tradition involved two major activities: hunting and eating. Thanksgiving morning I would accompany...
Fred Dooly, Texas. “In Texas where I live you can go to 30 or 40 foot water, maybe 50 or 60 feet. I put...
By Tim Huffman Our cover photo was taken at Rend Lake, Illinois. The lake has been on the upswing in its crappie fishing for...
by Keith Sutton What’s the toughest time of year to catch crappie? Survey your buddies who fish year-round and chances are good you’ll find...
By Tim Huffman Public-marked structures, or fish shelters, are often scoffed as being the community hole, quick-stop shop, and other less than flattering titles....
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 and Photos by Don Gasaway It is a conversation all too familiar to Nick. The discussion goes something like this. “I want to...
Bart Gillon, Tennessee. “The strangest was in February on Reelfoot Lake. I was fishing a decoy spread near a duck blind. The only thing...
Most people go too fast in the winter. It’s critical to slow down. 0.1 or 0.2 mph if slow trolling. This might mean you...
By Tim Huffman Shallow Wood to Deep Open Water. A wide variety of area doesn’t seem much like a seasonal structure to target. The...
Q&A If you fish a piece of cover and catch no crappie, will you come back and fish it later? Brian Sowers, Missouri. “If...
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...
by Jeff Samsel Drifting works wonderfully for targeting scattered crappie and finding key areas that fish are using – but don’t just go...