During the early season before the spawn, crappie and panfish bites can be difficult to detect at times with traditional methods. They're much lighter than what you'll get during the spawn and in the ...

George Toalson just smiled as I told him that he was pretty darned good at the crappie-catching game. He had just told me exactly where to cast and I’d caught four fish in a row. “Toss it right off ...

MUNITH — Every once in a while you discover a fishing technique by accident and that’s exactly how Chris Freiburger got on the pattern that produced for us on his home lake in late September.

Crappie Fishing Gear Before we break down crappie patterns and presentations per season, let’s first focus on the crappie fishing gear you need. In most situations, crappie gear can be defined by one ...

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 to be gobbling and morel mushrooms to be popping. I’ve ...

My sonar unit registered a large school of crappies suspended over one of Lake Arthur’s submerged creek channels. The bulk of the fish appeared to be holding in 8 or 9 feet of water over the 13-foot ...

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 ...

An early morning phone call from Strafford resident Dennis Heymer was all it took for me to grab some crappie fishing gear and head for the lake. Heymer is a winter crappie angler who typically ...

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 ...

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 ...

The way I see it, living on "crappie time" this year is much the same as "Living On Tulsa Time" if you recall the easy going philosophy (go with the flow) suggested by that old rock standard.