Most natural cover here has rotted away, and the best fishing is around the hundreds of bamboo fish attractors placed in the lake. It’s usually not hard to catch a limit of slabs any season if you ...

Creating fish attractors is hard work, but they pay dividends for years with dependable fishing. Bill Eldridge of Benton, an avid and accomplished crappie angler, recently invited Ed Kubler and I to ...

The first fish I ever caught on an artificial lure was a crappie. It hit a Hildebrandt black and yellow spinner bait cast from a green metal Johnson Century reel mounted on a solid fiberglass rod with ...

Arkansas Game and Fish biologists each year sink hundreds of fish attractors made from natural brush or environmentally friendly inert materials in water bodies ranging from community ponds to large ...

You could use one of those fancy side-scan sonar depth finders with the new underwater fish-eye orthographic readouts. Or you could go cut a switch of bamboo and do a little cane-pole fishing. If you ...

Local fishermen may have better luck in the northern arm of Lake Springfield thanks to a partnership between City Water Light and Power and the Springfield Crappie Club to bring fish "attractors" to ...

Crappie fishing is currently best near areas still having green weeds by good lake structure. Anglers should use a few ...

I look forward to fall fishing for a variety of reasons — the crisp weather, colorful surroundings, and unique seasonal fishing scenarios. Near the top of the list: fall crappie. As water temperatures ...

The brief Georgia winter provides a great opportunity to get excellent results for crappie fishing, and several reservoirs across the state offer rewards for anglers willing to brave the bitter cold ...