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 gobbling and morel mushrooms popping. I’ve often said ...

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 ...

Spring is officially here. And that means there are a lot of fishing opportunities for freshwater anglers, one being crappie. Now, crappie aren't the biggest fish, nor will they put up the biggest ...

Finally! I got to go crappie fishing. Normally by now I’d have hit the crappie four to six times. It’s not that I’ve been setting around mowing the grass etc. but there’s just too many outdoor ...

If you are in a fishing conversation these days, questions like this are apt to crop up. Early spring means crappie fishing to many Arkansans. There are several indicators in Arkansas folklore of when ...

The way I see it, living on "crappie time" this year is much the same as "Living On Tulsa Time" if you recall the easy going philosophy (go with the flow) suggested by that old rock standard.

Spring, particularly April and May, is a magical time of year—almost too magical. Central Virginia’s rich assemblage of outdoor sporting opportunities that are coming into season makes it difficult to ...

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first fish ...

A call during May from Lake Conroe guide Butch Terpe can mean only one thing: The brush piles are stacking up with crappie. "It's been pretty good," Terpe said. "Not fast and furious, but steady ...

Most panfish junkies will agree that crappie are only where you find them. A school fish by nature, the tasty panfish might be here one day and over there the next. Find one crappie and others are ...

May 2—Conservation officer Darrin Kittelson (International Falls 1) reports the sturgeon keep season on the Rainy River is fully underway with many people attempting to catch a monster pre-historic ...