I don’t want to make my ignorance publicly known but … so be it. Used to be I did good on crappie until the end of May, first of June but the last 8-9 years I’m still doing good on them up until July ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Terry Peoples goes on a Dale Hollow fishing trip with Kentucky Guide Services Preston and Krystal Cleary and Southern Woods and Waters Contributor Nathan Vatter. Deep water ...

Find and catch early-season crappie with this step-by-step guide to targeting spawning slabs from ice-out through spawn. In regions that receive ice cover, crappies spend the winter suspended over ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Brisk northwest winds and scattered rain clouds will greet outdoors folks Friday and Saturday, but get ready for summertime fishing weather this coming week. The temperatures will ...

The day was pleasantly mild — a continuation of a somewhat stable weather pattern, a rarity this spring. Slowly cruising at little more than a trolling pace, I inspected various brush piles scattered ...

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 ...

Crappie rival smallmouth bass when it comes to being finicky, and at least half of that reputation is based on the difficulty of finding them in the first place. Certain times of year do see them ...

Crappie are famously fickle, shifting from shoreline brush to deep timber overnight, yet anglers who understand their patterns can turn that unpredictability into steady action. If you learn how ...

It was a cold and windy afternoon in central Utah on Jan. 4. But 43-year-old Jesse Pashia knew of a protected shoreline along Gunnison Bend Reservoir where he could still wet a line. He took his ...

Sometimes, agonizing over the perfect reel to pair with a technique-specific rod is fun. Other times, you want to buy a complete setup and go fishing. That’s where a crappie combo comes in handy. It’s ...

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Fishing duo Cole and Jay fish freezing creek slabs for grandma’s fried fish.