Back when I lived within 2 1/2 miles from the Liberty Reservoir launch ramp, I had a great neighbor, Dale Kirk, who introduced me to cold water crappie fishing. Beginning in late fall, Dale would fish ...

Winter weather in Alabama can be a little fickle at times. Snow, ice and cold temperatures are at home in the regular forecast. Still it can be a good time to catch some crappie. During what most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crappie are hands down one of my favorite species to target. These abundant, aggressive fish also taste excellent right out of the ...

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Weather is one of the most crucial factors when crappie fishing. Just because it is spring and they are motivated to spawn in shallow water, crappie will move out deeper in cold conditions and return ...

In my part of the country, the crappie spawn is an event anticipated with barely controlled expectation. The springtime ...

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So, what about a Christmas crappie? Those are two words that don’t necessarily go together for a lot of fishermen, and that’s a shame, because the serious anglers among us have learned that there are ...

Crappie are famously fickle, shifting from shoreline brush to deep timber overnight, yet anglers who understand their patterns can turn that unpredictability into steady action. If you learn how ...