Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Crappie make great eating and are usually found in massive schools, which makes them a popular target for anglers across southwest Idaho. Jordan Rodriguez Our boat buzzed along, the faint hum of the ...

Back in my guiding days, friends and I often spent our days off not in pursuit of bass, trout, walleyes, or even giant muskies. Nope. On those rare days between paid trips, the most enjoyable way to ...

Crappie are one of the most popular gamefish in the U.S.—and for good reason. They’re fun to catch for anglers of any skill level, they put up a good fight, and they can grow to impressive sizes. If ...

Crappie can be a finicky fish during fall. The tasty panfish sometimes bite so light an angler may never know a crappie has taken the bait. Mike McBride of Winslow has a way of dealing with the ...

The jury is still out on whether John Foster’s 4-plus-pound crappie will remain an Iowa record. Foster caught the fish on Sept. 23, and officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources ...

Based on DNR creel surveys, anglers landed an estimated 15,000 crappies this winter on Upper Red, compared with about 900 crappies, on average, over the previous 10 winters or more. Crappies are a ...

As spawning season blooms for the crappie, filet tables will be full of roe. Throw it away or, gulp, eat it? Break out the ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay show real crappie fishing with raw boat loads of slabs.

It's a cinch to create your own hot spot for catching crappie. All it takes is a cedar tree, some rope, a concrete block and access to a boat dock stall. No telling how many crappie we caught many ...

A Tennessee woman celebrating her 35th wedding anniversary last weekend reeled in a 3-pound white crappie to establish a lake record. Beverly Shaw and her husband were fishing at J. Percy Priest Lake ...