Learn how to catch more crappies during the dog days of summer. Discover the best small lake spots—docks, timber, deep basins ...

How do I rig live bait for crappie? That question (and more) are answered by our experts in our roundup of the best rigs for crappie fishing.

Crappie are biting fair, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Anglers report catching lots of small crappie with minnows or jigs around brush. Crappie must be 10 inches or longer to keep at Beaver ...

At Beaver Lake, beat the bushes or fish the flats to catch crappie. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing along flats adjacent to the river channel. Good places to try include flats near ...

As hunting seasons open in October, a lot of crappie fishermen celebrate. Not because they can pick up a bow or shotgun. They’re happy the competition diminishes on the reservoirs for the best ...

La Plata area guide Andy Andrejewski has been fishing the tidal Potomac for many years and swears by the Manns 3 inch Sting Ray grub on a 1/8th ounce head, with a preferred color of avocado. This ...

It was a typical day of summer crappie fishing for the Wheatleys -- hopping from submerged brush pile to brush pile, their clients plumbing the edges of the deep cover with live shiners or small ...

This is a photo of the head of a fish called a crappie. Crappie are regarded by many freshwater fishermen as the best tasting fish of all. In Southeast Missouri crappie fishing is usually done ...

For a family fishing trip a short drive from Boise, reel in crappie at Oregon’s Owyhee Reservoir. The panfish are plentiful a short drive over the Idaho border.