Almost every Arkansas angler loves to catch a big mess of good-eating crappie. Winter provides a great time to do this. Crappie feed actively this season and often gather in large schools when the ...

Bassing may be slowing down for the winter, but crappie fishing is about to heat up says long-time crappie guide Brad Whitehead of Muscle Shoals. "Winter is my favorite time to fish crappies because ...

ARKANSAS — The January air was icy when we left the marina, but when we arrived at our fishing hole, calm wind and warm sun made the morning pleasant despite the 25-degree temperature. I was fishing ...

Big crappies, those thick red lines that appear on your flasher, put me in a trance. I concentrate on those lines on the graph, jigging up and down, willing the marks into biting my jig or at least ...

Fish really don't care much if it rains. I mean, how much wetter can they get? In fact, it seems that the cold front rains of December and January are just what the crappies in North Alabama wait for ...

William Oliver took advantage of a mild December day to catch crappie on Lake Palestine. When the water turns cold, the fish move deep and can be caught consistently. (Tommy Ezell/Courtesy) I have to ...

Crappie Masters tournament angler and Oklahoma fishing guide Todd Huckabee has a wealth of fishing experience at his disposal when seeking out big slabs. Huckabee, who guides on the famed crappie ...

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 ...