During the early season before the spawn, crappie and panfish bites can be difficult to detect at times with traditional methods. They're much lighter than what you'll get during the spawn and in the ...

Crappie are hands down one of my favorite species to target. These abundant, aggressive fish also taste excellent right out of the fryer. Whether you are bobber fishing in the spring, or ice fishing ...

NEW YORK — New York is home to both black crappie and white crappie, although black crappie are the predominant species throughout the state. Shortly after ice out crappie congregate in schools in ...

We are dangerously close to Crappie spawning season in Kentucky. Late March and April is a celebrated time of year for anglers across the Commonwealth because Crappie fishing during the spawn is ...

When you’re getting ready to cast your fishing line, are you adding a bobber, float or strike indicator? Bobbers have come a long way from being just a plastic red and white ball sitting a couple feet ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

Something about bobber fishing has hooked me since childhood. It is there, very real and so enticing, but I can’t exactly tell you why it is so appealing. Perhaps it is the cadence of the float as it ...

Chautauqua Lake offers two sub-species of the Promoxis — the Promoxis niromaculatus (black crappie) and Promoxis (the white crappie). Now, back in the day, we called crappie, calico bass, when in ...

George Toalson just smiled as I told him that he was pretty darned good at the crappie-catching game. He had just told me exactly where to cast and I’d caught four fish in a row. “Toss it right off ...

No matter if you called them crappie or calico bass, ice-off on Chautauqua Lake means it’s time to chase some of the tastiest fish Chautauqua Lake has to offer. Not only are they great table fare, but ...