Simply Crappies
Saturday, 01 July 2023
All throughout the Midwest, crappie anglers are superstars when fish are shallow, vulnerable, and abundant in spring. For a few weeks, everyone is catching them it seems, and it’ll be the only time of year they get targeted by the majority. But come summer, the game changes. The waters warm and shallows get vacated,
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Crappie Fishing
Uprooting Spring Crappies
Monday, 30 May 2022
Spring time is crappie time, and for me the first prolonged warm spell in spring signifies the arrival of the crappies in shallow water. Schools of spawning crappies will migrate from main lake areas, seeking the thickest, most luscious shallow water cover to lay eggs in protection. Wood cover, weed beds, and bulrushes are
- Published in Crappie Fishing, Short Stories and Timely Tips
Maintaining Trophy Panfish Fisheries
Saturday, 12 February 2022
Panfish are the largest, most popular, and widespread freshwater fish species in the nation. Because these species can be terribly prolific in certain waters, stocking is generally not required for other than species introductions or in highly used public fishing waters. But when the largest fish of any system get fished out, stocking won’t
- Published in Crappie Fishing, Short Stories and Timely Tips
The Tango with Timber Crappies
Monday, 20 July 2020
By Andrew Ragas – with Cory Painter Stump fields, tree limbs, and a scattering of wood piles encompass a major component of natural fish habitat on lowland reservoirs. Welcome to wood world, and dwelling within all the timber are crappies and a host of several other species.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Crappie Fishing