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 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 ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man in West Virginia caught a record-breaking black crappie fish.. A black crappie weighing nearly 4 pounds was caught in West Virginia, breaking the state's weight record ...

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 ...

Crappie are good on brush piles with minnows ... Shaky heads in 3-6 feet are good on points and the edge of grass around bream beds. Carolina rigs are good 12-15 feet on points and road beds.