East Texas is fortunate to be the home of some of the nation’s — if not the globe’s — best fisheries. Lake Fork is known far and wide to be the home giant bass. Lake O’ the Pines is also home to ...

If you're already tired of sitting in a deer stand or you have all the deer meat you need in your freezer and you're ready to put some crappie in your boat, you can't go wrong at Eagle Lake or Ross ...

A little over a year ago, Nathan “Shags” McLeod and I fished winter crappie with Kris Nelson for the first time on Pomme de Terre Lake. That trip spoiled us. In just under an hour, all three of us ...

River backwaters offer safe ice and predictable winter habitat. Learn how to locate, fish, and stay safe while ice fishing for slab crappies.

An overlooked wintertime crappie-fishing opportunity is that provided on larger rivers such as the lower Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela. While these large rivers might not support dense crappie ...

Oct. 20—Some people might get tired of chasing crappie, but Andy Houston, of Mantachie, says he doesn't know who those people would be. "It never gets old," he said. Crappie fishing is always a good ...

A great thing about crappies, from an angler's perspective, is that, in springtime, under the right circumstances, they can be caught fairly readily in shallow water, providing lasting memories on the ...

I don't recall the old timer's name, but I remember well the brief conversation we shared on a chilly December morning in 1992 at The Bass Lantern at Lake Fork. The topic of discussion was the special ...

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing find giant winter crappie almost too easy to catch using live sonar technology.

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 ...

Mike McBride's tackle box gathers no dust during winter. An occasional snowflake might kiss the lid when he's out in the cold catching of a fine mess of crappie. "Winter is my favorite time to fish ...