A little over a year ago, Nathan “Shags” McLeod and I fished winter crappie with Kris Nelson for the first time on Pomme de Terre Lake. That trip spoiled us. In just under an hour, all three of us ...

Oct. 20—Some people might get tired of chasing crappie, but Andy Houston, of Mantachie, says he doesn't know who those people would be. "It never gets old," he said. Crappie fishing is always a good ...

Winter crappie fishing in East Texas is part skill and part perseverance. The fish are active feeders in deeper water between December and February. When it finally turns winter in Texas, most people ...

Okay, it looks like we are going to have a mild winter, maybe. It’s been warm lately but that Christmas chill put fear into the hearts of many. For now, I’m laying odds that most of the rest of the ...

If you're already tired of sitting in a deer stand or you have all the deer meat you need in your freezer and you're ready to put some crappie in your boat, you can't go wrong at Eagle Lake or Ross ...

A great thing about crappies, from an angler's perspective, is that, in springtime, under the right circumstances, they can be caught fairly readily in shallow water, providing lasting memories on the ...

East Texas is fortunate to be the home of some of the nation’s — if not the globe’s — best fisheries. Lake Fork is known far and wide to be the home giant bass. Lake O’ the Pines is also home to ...

An overlooked wintertime crappie-fishing opportunity is that provided on larger rivers such as the lower Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela. While these large rivers might not support dense crappie ...

Winter crappie are among the sweetest-tasting fish you can eat. While they may not be trophy-size catches, these one- to two-pound swimmers are fun to fish and relatively easy to find throughout the ...

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Winter will be finished in about six weeks, and crappie anglers are getting excited about the arrival of spring. Depending on where you live, crappie will begin their pre-spawn activities in late ...