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 ...

Bruce Darr shows a 35-pound striped bass he caught while fly fishing in early January in the Rocky Branch area of Beaver Lake ...

Almost every veteran crappie catcher can recount times when he was catching fish just as fast as he could toss out a yellow jig, when suddenly, for no apparent reason, the fishing went bust. Different ...

Hang around a crappie fisherman or two for just a little while and the subject of jig colors will arise. What is the best crappie jig color? What color catches the biggest crappie? What works best for ...

Most anglers have their opinion what's the best jig color to use while crappie fishing. They usually have jigs in an array of colors but end up using only a few. Most fish do see color, according to ...

Crappie fishing is currently best near areas still having green weeds by good lake structure. Anglers should use a few ...

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first fish ...

Virginia Giuffre's memoir reveals intimate details about her family life, children What new satellite photos reveal about ...

George Toalson just smiled as I told him that he was pretty darned good at the crappie-catching game. He had just told me exactly where to cast and I’d caught four fish in a row. “Toss it right off ...

Anglers on safari for springtime crappie at Beaver Lake beat the bushes in their quest to get a bite from these tasty panfish. Fishermen like Bob Carnes of Rogers also pound toppled trees, stumps and ...