Crappie are hands down one of my favorite species to target ... As spring progresses, look for shallow bays, shallow shorelines, weed beds, cattails, and brush along the banks. If you don’t have the ...

Crappie are one of the most popular gamefish in the U.S.—and for good reason. They’re fun to catch for anglers of any skill level, they put up a good fight, and they can grow to impressive ...

Summer: Crappie can be tougher to catch in summer when they disperse into deeper water or bury themselves in heavy weed beds. Start with main channels and deep-water structure (humps, drop offs ...

You can also find spring crappies around newly emerging lily pads and old cattail beds. Sheltered areas like ... deeper transition areas. The best crappie fishing is on warm afternoons when ...

Crappie are good on brush piles with minnows ... and crankbaits on points with 1.5-2.5 square bills in 3-5 feet around bream beds. Caroling rigs and power shaky heads and Texas rigs are good ...

The 29-year-old Ohio record for white crappie was recently broken by Teresa Coy with a 3.91 lbs, 18.5 inch fish. The Ohio black crappie record is 4.5 lbs and has stood since 1981. The all-tackle ...

Black crappie are loaded up on rock piles, tire reefs, brush piles, laydowns, underwater bridges, road beds, docks and regular bridges. Not every structure has fish on it, but the ones that do ...