COFFEE CITY — The submerged tree was lit up like a Christmas tree, appropriate for a holiday season trip. Guide Sam Parker eased the boat into position and with the aid of an 11-foot rod, I let the ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

CATAWBA ISLAND, Ohio - No matter how you say it, crappie fishing is an exceptional spring fling. Around northern Ohio, the white and black crappie are called "crop-pea." Mosey on down to southern Ohio ...

Beaver Lake: Black bass and crappie are biting as another fishing year begins. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers recommends trying for bass with jerk baits, crawdad-colored crank baits or ...