Crappie can be a finicky fish during fall. The tasty panfish sometimes bite so light an angler may never know a crappie has taken the bait. Mike McBride of Winslow has a way of dealing with the ...

The use of scents and attractants can get anglers a lot more bites from crappie, especially in the warmer months. Gels, pastes, smelly dyes, injections, and various other scents give the industrious ...

Every crappie angler loves the spring. All across the country crappies go through their spawn-season progression at various times depending on region. And during certain parts of ...

Six rods are better than one when it comes to catching summertime crappie at Beaver Lake. Mitch Glenn of Garfield sometimes sets out even more fishing rods for trolling crank baits that lure crappie ...

There are few dates on the calendar that stir the soul of New York sportsmen quite like today, May 1. It’s not just another ...

If you're already tired of sitting in a deer stand or you have all the deer meat you need in your freezer and you're ready to put some crappie in your boat, you can't go wrong at Eagle Lake or Ross ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...

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 ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — TJ Erickson, Park Rapids educator, former guide and popular YouTube content creator, covers a variety of topics designed to help people learn more about some aspect of fishing.

The annual, special crappie “season” at Lake Fork and Lake O’ the Pines is coming to an end. The season begins on Dec. 1 each year and runs through the last day of February. The special restrictions ...

Crappie can be a finicky fish during fall. The tasty panfish sometimes bite so light an angler may never know a crappie has taken the bait. Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter.