Back bays and shallow coves with sheltered cover typically provide the best prespawn/spawn crappie areas. Oxbow lakes or flooded river backwaters are classic examples. Crappies will hold along the ...

Crappie fishing is a signal spring is upon us. When “slabs," as big crappie are called, are found close to shore, you should also expect turkeys gobbling and morel mushrooms popping. I’ve often said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crappie are hands down one of my favorite species to target. These abundant, aggressive fish also taste excellent right out of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every crappie angler loves the spring. All across the country crappies go through their spawn-season progression at various times ...

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No matter if you called them crappie or calico bass, ice-off on Chautauqua Lake means it’s time to chase some of the tastiest fish Chautauqua Lake has to offer. Not only are they great table fare, but ...

A single dogwood stands on what passes for a bit of sandy high ground in the hardwood flat that is adjacent to an oxbow reachable by boat through a barely wide-enough channel connecting the slough to ...

Every spring, anglers pursuing crappie during April’s spawn flock to large reservoirs such as Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley, Barren River Lake or even Green River Lake. However, crappie fishing in the ...

Chautauqua Lake offers two sub-species of the Promoxis — the Promoxis niromaculatus (black crappie) and Promoxis (the white crappie). Now, back in the day, we called crappie, calico bass, when in ...