Top lure and bait options for autumn crappies and bass
Terry Tuma
October 12, 2021
A late summer and turnover means a terrific fall bite for two of the region’s favorite gamefish: bass and slab crappies.
Crappies
Spring flipping and other vegetation tactics for pocket crappies
Tony Peterson
May 26, 2020
Where there’s one slab, there’s more, so tune up your skills and work the cover correctly.
Spring crappie locations: Understanding three key slab movements
Site Staff
March 19, 2020
Knowing how crappies move and adjust their habits during ice-out, pre-spawn and spawn will put more fillets in the frying pan.
Outdoor News video: Big lures for late-ice crappies
Site Staff
March 12, 2020
Crappies are more aggressive than you think. Michael Hehner is on the late Minnesota lakes showing the types of baits he uses on late ice crappies.
For national crappie tournament winner and runner-up, weight of a nickel difference between tens of thousands of dollars
Associated Press
April 4, 2019
FARMERVILLE, La. — Less than a nickel’s weight made the difference between first and second place – and tens of thousands of dollars – at a recent fishing tournament in Louisiana. Tony Hughes and Jeff
Fishing husband, wife cited for being over the limit – to the tune of 250-plus crappies
Tim Spielman
August 1, 2018
Enforcement officials say the fines could reach $3,250 per person. With another $630 in restitution, the cost of each overlimit could be $3,850.
Year-round fishing for bass in Lake Erie fishing district?
Ohio DNR Reports
July 12, 2018
Removing crappie bag and slot limits on specific lakes also proposed, also to provide more opportunities for anglers.
North country crappies: Tactics for the slabs of summer
Site Staff
June 26, 2018
Locate these fish via reliable fishing electronics, then work a variety of presentations to catch aggressive, neutral, or even negative crappies.
New York state walleye, crappie records fall on same weekend
Staff and News Reports
May 21, 2018
The 18-plus-pound walleye, caught in the St. Lawrence River, shattered the old mark by more than 1-1/2 pounds.
