Lots of anglers ditch their catfish poles and bass-fishing rods this time of year to catch a mess of crappie. With a slew of spinners, crank baits, grubs and other bait choices available, we asked ...

A simple crappie tactic for cold weather, made famous by "Mr. Crappie", pro-crappie angler and tackle-maker Wally Marshall, is "dock shooting". Basically, it's turning a spinning rod into a bow to ...

Cole & Jay film as she hooks a personal best crappie using jig and bobber.

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 ...

Cole & Jay fish a creek for crappie using simple jig techniques ...

First it's walleye, then white bass. Now it's crappie that brings excited anglers to waters large and small. May is when crappie move shallow to spawn and become easier to catch. Any bush, branch or ...

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 ...

While just about everybody in Alabama likes to eat crappie, finding and catching them can be somewhat of a challenge for those who are not on the water regularly. One way to locate pods of these tasty ...