How to find and catch spawning crappies in shallow water this spring using these proven tips, baits, and locations to maximize your early-season crappie bite ...

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 ...

Hello folks! This week we come at you from the shallow waters and in a small 12' boat, as we gear up with bobbers and some ...

Chautauqua Lake offers two sub-species of the Promoxis — the Promoxis niromaculatus (black crappie) and Promoxis (the white crappie). Now, back in the day, we called crappie, calico bass, when in ...

To catch a crappie you have to properly present a lure, or bait, at the right depth, detect the strike, and get the fish into your hands. Your fishing line plays an important role in each one of those ...

Early spring is crappie season throughout most of America. It’s when the heavyweight females head for shallow water to spawn, and it usually kicks off first in the Deep South, where the water warms up ...

Where Do Crappies Go After Ice-Out? In regions that receive ice cover, crappies spend the winter suspended over deep holes because oxygen levels in the shallows are depleted. But as ice melts, oxygen ...