Catching crappie in the spring is as sure a thing to some as the return of the sandhill cranes. These scrappy fighting fish ...

Angler Ross Gomez caught a Texas trophy largemouth while crappie fishing in 2023. Two years later, he caught the same fish in ...

It's full speed ahead for early spring crappie fishing on the big waters of canal-linked Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.

Heavier marabou jigs and plastics can still work at times, but I find the best success this time of year finessing lightweight jigs on top of big schools of fish. Even if you are on a smaller pod of ...

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The Santee Cooper lakes in South Carolina offer excellent crappie fishing with the coming of spring. They aren't the biggest ...

For most bass anglers, reeling in a trophy largemouth is a lifetime achievement. Ross Gomez, a fifty-year-old corrections officer and musician, can lay claim to two catches in that size class: a 13.22 ...

big crappie pounced on the lure, and gave a spirited fight before coming to hand. The 11-inch fish sported silvery sides with bars of dark speckles along its sides. The sun glinted off the bright ...

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 ...