When crappie are about 13 or 14 inches, they are called "slabs." These fish are fun to catch, and can be found at some of these best Giant Crappie Lakes ..read more

If you ask any professional crappie angler what their go to presentation is, they'll tell you some style of panfish jigs and soft plastics. Here are 3 ..read more

Crappie fishing is a past time anglers enjoy throughout the country. Their delicious taste and sporting ability are a few reasons why they're so popular. While most anglers would consider any fish over 12 inches to be a slab, crappie can grow much bigger, especially in the south. Here is the list for the ..read more

Fall crappie are tough to find, but can be as big as they get. Here's where to find them ..read more

Ice fishing for crappie later in the season can lead to a disappearing act during late ice season. Here's where to go find them ..read more

The season of harvest festivals and the outdoor extravaganza of leaves changing colors is also a special time for crappie anglers.These fishermen know autumn offers some of the best opportunities to catch aggressive crappie without much competition from fellow anglers. The cool fall weather drops water temperatures and triggers crappie into a feeding frenzy as ..read more

Find a shallow brush pile and drop an anchor. Cast out a minnow with a bobber and start hauling in spring crappie.Springtime crappie fishing used to be that easy, but heavy fishing pressure has caused many anglers to change tactics. Prime spawning spots get worked over daily. If you’re the first angler to dunk minnows at ..read more

Fishing during the spawn can be the best time of year to catch big Crappie. Learn how, where, and when to fish during the spring Crappie spawn ..read more

The Crappie Spawn happens every spring when the water temperatures reach above the 60-degrees. Depending on where you live, the crappie spawn can be anytime from early March to the middle of May. Like other panfish, crappie build spawning nests in shallow water generally ranging between 1-6 feet of water. Male crappie build nests by aggressively brushing their caudal (bottom) fins like brooms in order to clear the ground for a spawning nest. Once built, male crappie will defend their nests at all costs. Now that you what crappie are doing during the spawn, here are 3 things to remember when ..read more

When the dogwoods bloom, the crappie are biting. There’s a lot of truth to that saying throughout most of the country since dogwood blossoming time usually coincides with the crappie spawn in the spring. The warmer climate in the southern half of the country triggers crappie into spawning earlier in that region, but the northern half of the country warms later in the spring and delays the annual crappie migration to the shallows. While crappie reside in many bodies of water throughout the country certain reservoirs contain thriving populations of these tasty panfish. Various tactics will prod ..read more