Every crappie angler loves the spring. All across the country crappies go through their spawn-season progression at various ...

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 ...

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 ...

The woods were just beginning to turn the pale shades of green that mark the early stages of spring.

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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Patience, persistence and presentation are three key elements to fishing success. A proper presentation puts the right bait in ...

The use of scents and attractants can get anglers a lot more bites from crappie, especially in the warmer months. Gels, pastes, smelly dyes, injections, and various other scents give the industrious ...