check out our picks for the best crappie lures.) As the water gets warm, crappie will keep pushing into shallower water. When your gauge reads in the low to mid-50s, fish flats that are between 5 ...

So, with that in mind, what is the best bait to use when freshwater fishing? That ... walleye, and crappie. Anglers wanting to use minnows as bait can catch their own in a minnow trap or cast ...

Learn how zooplankton behavior and lake structures guide your mid-winter crappie ... fish longer. Among serious bass anglers, there seems to be a growing camp of those obsessed with big baits ...

Think safety first when it comes to winter fishing. Beware of ice on boat ramps during subfreezing temperatures. Watch for ice that may form in the backs of coves. Smaller lakes may freeze completely ...

LAKE CLAIBORNE – Crappie fishing has been best with some slabs caught fishing shiners or jigs just out from the dam in 32-25 ...

Lake Fork crappie fishing has been up and down just like ... my boat and 1/16 ounce hand ties on 6-12 pounds fluoro is my best bait in neutral colors. The key is to hold those baits very still ...