When a fish strikes, don’t grab the rod and set the hook ... to retrieve crankbaits that hang up in brushy cover. Probe Channel Cover for Post-Spawn Crappie With the lake topping 80 degrees ...

Zooplankton rise up in the water column in the evening, then settle back down toward the bottom at dawn. Crappie anglers who target their prey in the evening often catch suspended fish.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman in Ohio caught a record-breaking white crappie fish ... record-breaking fish weighed 3.91 pounds, breaking the previous record of 3.90 pounds set on April 25 ...

Modesto Perez caught a good crappie from a southern Forest Preserves of Cook County lake to earn Fish of the Week.

Not sure why, but crappie caught ice fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Ken “Husker” O’Malley sent ...

Although the derby will not occur, New York State DEC free fishing day is Feb. 15 if you want to get into the sport.

Crappie are good midlake to the southern on deep timber and channel ledges with jigs and minnows. This cold front should finish setting the fish up. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on the ...