The mature hardwood tree, one sporting two main trunks, lay at a perpendicular angle to the lake’s shoreline, its outer ...

Derek and Annabel Butler enjoy a day on the water fishing at Yellowwood State Forest. The Hoosier State may not be the first place people think of when it comes to excellent fishing. Yet, from north ...

Derek and Annabel Butler enjoy a day on the water fishing at Yellowwood State Forest. Submitted photo The Hoosier State may not be the first place people think of when it comes to excellent fishing, ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...

The day was pleasantly mild — a continuation of a somewhat stable weather pattern, a rarity this spring. Slowly cruising at little more than a trolling pace, I inspected various brush piles scattered ...

Six rods are better than one when it comes to catching summertime crappie at Beaver Lake. Mitch Glenn of Garfield sometimes sets out even more fishing rods for trolling crank baits that lure crappie ...

Whether you call them crappies or croppies, or freckles, specks, or papermouths, white and black crappies have enticed America’s anglers since the advent of cane fishing poles. Their allure isn’t ...

The Hoosier State may not be the first place people think of when it comes to excellent fishing. Yet, from north to south there are great fishing opportunities to satisfy the desire of most anglers.