That’s where I learned the importance of having the best crappie lures. I learned that almost any lure could work when you landed on a mega school of the silvery speckled panfish. But I also ...

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The Almost-Annual Crappie Derby at Dorchester Park has been canceled for 2025. Whitney Point Sportsmans' Association treasurer Tom Decker said "cost issues, mainly related to insurance ...

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Gerardo Cortez Share Modesto Perez caught “a fine crappie” from a southern Forest Preserves of Cook County, messaged Larry Green. “Little honey hole that no one fishes,” he noted.

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Juan Macias holds the big crappie that closed out his night Sunday on the Fox Chain O’Lakes. Provided Share Juan Macias capped off a Sunday of catching “amazing crappies” on the Fox Chain O ...