“You catching any crappies John?” yelled my fishing buddy, Robert Holland. We were fishing along a little stream that runs across a road just outside of Rome, Georgia. “Not yet,” I yelled from my spot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every crappie angler loves the spring. All across the country crappies go through their spawn-season progression at various times ...

Crappie fishing is a signal spring is upon us. When “slabs," as big crappie are called, are found close to shore, you should also expect turkeys gobbling and morel mushrooms popping. I’ve often said ...

Presentations for spring crappie fishing should be relatively simple. Follow the K.I.S.S. principle: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Have you ever watched crappies in an aquarium? Pay special attention at ...

Anyone who has ever owned a boat knows that the first voyage of the year is iffy at best. My bass boat sat all winter, and it seemed the best option for some fishing was to quickly assemble everything ...

For those us who remember when crappie — or as I grew up with calico bass — fishing in the spring was a sure sign that the dog days of summer were just around the corner. The bucket filled with these ...

Ahh, April is here! Yes! Time for a man’s thought to turn to all kinds of cool things. Stuff like … mowing grass, prepping those flower beds and spring time chores. Baseball and fragrances of all ...

ERSKINE, Minn. — The seeds for this little adventure had been planted a couple of days earlier in a late-night text message. “Whatcha doing Tuesday?” it read. “It’s going to be 70 degrees and windless ...

Anglers in the Crappie USA tournament last weekend at Weiss Lake proved the spring crappie bite is fully underway, despite high, muddy water and lots of wind that made things challenging. Winners were ...