Rick Konakowitz has landed plenty of fish in his 25 years of ice fishing. But on Feb. 2, he pulled an especially unique crappie from Clear Lake, southwest of Minneapolis. “My first impression was that ...

It began as many traditions do in Mississippi, with a group of friends, a fun idea, unusual weather and a fire on a cold winter's night. Plus, a giant fake fish. Of course, something went awry, but ...

Crappie are hands down one of my favorite species to target. These abundant, aggressive fish also taste excellent right out of the fryer. Whether you are bobber fishing in the spring, or ice fishing ...

Crappie can be caught year-round in Arkansas. My favorite fishing season, however, is the prespawn period in late February and early March. Crappie are preparing to invade the shallows to reproduce ...

Today’s crappie lures come in a vast array of sizes, colors, patterns and actions. And that’s a good thing, because you never know where you’ll find these nomadic fish and what will trip their trigger ...

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 ...

Whether you call them crappies or croppies, or freckles, specks, or papermouths, white and black crappies have enticed America’s anglers since the advent of cane fishing poles. Their allure isn’t ...

A competitor in a Magnolia Crappie Club tournament recently caught a 3.84-pound crappie on the Ross Barnett Reservoir and as unusual as a fish of that size is, it became even more unusual when it was ...

So, what about a Christmas crappie? Those are two words that don’t necessarily go together for a lot of fishermen, and that’s a shame, because the serious anglers among us have learned that there are ...

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 ...

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