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

Windy conditions continue to affect the local angling scene, as most of the week’s fishing trips have been scrubbed. Better ...

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

Crappie fishing is a signal spring is upon us. When “slabs," as big crappie are called, are found close to shore, you should also expect turkeys gobbling and morel mushrooms popping. I’ve often said ...

That spurt of warm weather earlier this week has got me thinking crappies. No, not crappies through the ice — I’m talking open-water crappies, maybe from shore, maybe from the boat, but open-water, by ...

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 ...

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CO (Conservation Officer) Patrick McGowan (Walker) worked Cass County lakes for angling and trapping activity. Some shore anglers are reporting success for crappies as most area lakes are becoming ice ...

The Midwest falls right in the middle of the most scenic and productive fishing spots for any state in the US. The state has plenty of lakes, rivers and reservoirs in which anglers of all skill levels ...