Learn when crappie spawn, where to find them, and the best lures to use. Here's what you need to know to catch spring crappie.

Why dangle one minnow in front of a crappie's nose when you can jiggle a whole school of them? That's the idea behind the spider rig, a system that gets crappie to bite at Beaver Lake all year long. A ...

Let’s start with the ultralight rod. The best crappie rods are ones that are super flexible, allowing you to not only detect the lightest bites, but also allow you to work the tiniest finesse baits.

We are dangerously close to Crappie spawning season in Kentucky. Late March and April is a celebrated time of year for anglers across the Commonwealth because Crappie fishing during the spawn is ...

It’s no secret that forward-facing sonar (FFS) is an incredibly effective tool for catching crappie. The best crappie lures and crappie rods are also not a secret. But, the FFS settings to clearly see ...

In the field of fishing dreams, Mike McBride was in the bottom of the ninth inning with a big zero on his imaginary scoreboard.

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 ...

Summer is a challenging time to catch crappie, prompting some anglers to adopt unconventional techniques. Wayne Stewart, owner of Catchin' Crappie Guide Service, specializes in trolling deep-diving ...

Catching crappies isn't hard in the spring, when fish spend a lot of time in shallow water to feed and to spawn. Simply rig a small jig or minnow under a float and you're likely to put a limit in the ...

Crappie make great eating and are usually found in massive schools, which makes them a popular target for anglers across southwest Idaho. Jordan Rodriguez Our boat buzzed along, the faint hum of the ...