Today’s crappie lures come in a vast array of sizes, colors, patterns and actions. And that’s a good thing, because you never know where you’ll find these nomadic fish and what will trip their trigger ...

Perspective mode allows you to search with a wide, flat view instead of the narrow beam that’s used in forward mode. It ...

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.

Almost every veteran crappie catcher can recount times when he was catching fish just as fast as he could toss out a yellow jig, when suddenly, for no apparent reason, the fishing went bust. Different ...

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 ...

Fish don't seem to mind when the weather is just a notch above freezing, with a stiff wind and drizzle that's set in for the day. Black crappie and white crappie inhabit Beaver Lake, said Jon Stein, ...

Anglers anticipate the start of walleye and white bass spawning runs from Beaver Lake into the White and War Eagle river tributaries, but the runs haven't started. Rain is needed to get the rivers ...