Wally Marshall of Westminster is arguably one of the most well-known crappie fishermen in North America. He goes by the nickname “Mr. Crappie,” a fitting moniker he trademarked way back in 1996.

Fall hunting seasons are about to jump into full swing. Just don’t make the mistake of stashing that crappie fishing gear in a spot where you can’t get to it in pretty short order. You could miss out ...

TRI-LAKES AREA — At most sporting-goods stores, you can buy all sorts of fancy fishing poles made from a variet y of modern manmade materials. Choose from boron, graphite, fiberglass or composites ; ...

Arkansas anglers use two primary enticements when crappie fishing: minnows and jigs. For minnow fishing, all you need is a No. 1 to 1/0 Aberdeen hook, a split shot to sink the bait and a small float ...

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.

WINDSOR | Mandarin’s Al Green looked at his boat’s sophisticated depth finder-plotter, and the GPS coordinates showed this mid-lake place was the spot to start our day of fishing. He turned on his bow ...

Anyone who fishes tournaments a lot knows finishing first is great, but being consistent from one event to the next is what can put money in the bank. Take, for example, Lindale’s Todd Froebe and Clay ...

The crappie fishing world lost one of its biggest names on February 15 when Eddie Slater of Slater's Jigs died. Slater helped changed crappie fishing 50 years ago when he began making and fishing with ...

NEW YORK — New York is home to both black crappie and white crappie, although black crappie are the predominant species throughout the state. Shortly after ice out crappie congregate in schools in ...

Welcome to April! Catching crappie in the spring in Nebraska is as sure a thing to some as the return of the sandhill cranes and the strutting of tom turkeys. These scrappy fighting fish are held in ...