It's a (very) windy day out here on Rondeau Bay. We're fishing shallow water and jigging among the weeds to catch pike, bass, ...

It's time for catching crappies and panfish. We've got the Thundermist crew out of the water on this beautiful summer day ...

Targeting fall crappies can be surprisingly fun and effective. That's because they school up and get aggressive. Here's how ...

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.

Back in my guiding days, friends and I often spent our days off not in pursuit of bass, trout, walleyes, or even giant muskies. Nope. On those rare days between paid trips, the most enjoyable way to ...

Cathy Wheatley toed the trolling motor control on the bow of her bass boat, oozing the craft slowly over the slick, featureless surface of open water on sprawling Sam Rayburn Reservoir. An electronic ...

Crappie fishing is one of my favorite pastimes. These large panfish are fun to catch and great to eat. Using minnows under slip-bobbers is my favorite tactic for catching crappie, but jigs work just ...

Veteran crappie angler Jeff Williams said during the springtime across the Upstate of South Carolina, everyone is a crappie ...

Catching the world record crappie, whether it’s white or black, is one of the most sought-after panfish prizes in North America. A 1-pound crappie is considered a nice catch. A 1 1/2-pounder is a ...

Word doesn't exactly "get out" when crappie start biting on Lake Dardanelle, at least, not on the internet. You know they're biting when you see boats while crossing Big Piney Creek on Interstate 40.