Every crappie angler loves the spring. All across the country crappies go through their spawn-season progression at various times depending on region. And during certain parts of the spawn, crappies ...

When spring is on the horizon, anglers look forward to spawning time more than any fishing season of the year. As the water slowly warms, walleye, white bass, crappie and other favorites start moving ...

Fishing is an act of optimism. Sometimes — especially this time of year — that optimism overrides logic. Antsy after the doldrums of winter, we anglers can get a little ahead of ourselves. No matter ...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — “It’s just unreal,” biologist Dave Knuth said as he pulled dozens of small, young-of-the-year crappies from a net on Wappapello Lake the morning of Oct. 24. “We’ve probably recorded ...

Although air and water temperatures are still relatively cool, longer days and increasing air temperatures are slowly warming area lakes. Increasing lake temperatures begin to stimulate natural ...

CHOKE CANYON — The first chunky white crappie hit the bottom of guide Bud Council’s boat about 10 minutes after he edged into a brushy shoreline that was high and dry just two years ago. “The runoff ...