My uncle Guy McClintock of Cherry Valley spent much of his life fishing for crappie. His fishing vessel was a 10-foot johnboat hand-crafted from cypress. His poles were hand-cut canes.

Those prespawn crappie may be big, but the bite can be light, as it was this chilly, breezy morning. McBride used a small cigar-shaped float three feet above his jig.

NWA fishing report: Crappie biting, but many too small to keep February 21, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. by Flip Putthoff ...