Where I live in the Northeast, crappie fishing is primarily a spring thing. Come April, coves will be ringed with anglers, but once summer rolls in, crappies take a back seat to a plethora of other ...

Trout fishing has been very good on the Boise River this month. The flows are low and slow, which usually means finesse presentations are key. Spinners and Rapalas might get eaten, but you’re likely ...

Our boat buzzed along, the faint hum of the motor barely audible above the steady waves of C.J. Strike Reservoir. Two rods bounced in holders as we trolled through the summer breeze.

SOD, W.Va. — Dwight Priestley of Alum Creek, W.Va. and Lindell Marker of Sod, W.Va. are longtime friends. Dwight is Lindell’s Sunday school teacher and the two enjoy fishing together a lot. So ...

The first fish I ever caught on an artificial lure was a crappie. It hit a Hildebrandt black and yellow spinner bait cast from a green metal Johnson Century reel mounted on a solid fiberglass rod with ...

Chasing crappies is one of my favorite things to do. Crappie are abundant in lakes all over the country, aggressive biters, great sport on light tackle, and excellent table fare. From ice fishing to ...

BOISE, Idaho — Fall is nearly here, but for those looking to celebrate the few days of Summer, they should avoid the CJ Strike Reservoir near Mountain Home, as it is under a health advisory. The ...

Find and catch early-season crappie with this step-by-step guide to targeting spawning slabs from ice-out through spawn. In regions that receive ice cover, crappies spend the winter suspended over ...

Striped bass are moving south and crappie are bunching up, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Fish for stripers and white bass between Monte Ne and Camp War Eagle on the War Eagle River arm of the ...

The list of effective lures for black bass fishing gets longer as the water cools. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said spinner baits, plastic worms, jerk baits, jig and pigs and ...