Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Today’s crappie lures come in a vast array of sizes, colors, patterns and actions. And that’s a good thing, because you never know where you’ll find these nomadic fish and what will trip their trigger ...

Up a creek, but with a paddle, is a good thing when the crappie are biting. Pine Creek Hollow is a hot spot for crappie on the south end of Beaver Lake during spring. Compared to other creek arms at ...

BEAVER As of Wednesday, the lake was at 1,120.6 feet, nearly a foot below normal level. Southtown Sporting Goods said bream are fair on crickets and worms in rocky areas. Crappie are fair on jigs.

"Kenton's whole life is about the outdoors – he's obsessed with fishing," Brad says. "He ties his own crappie jigs, which he's starting to sell. He ties his own fishing flies. He's caught rainbow ...

Here is the fishing report for lakes and reservoirs in the Kansas City area and regionally around Kansas and Missouri for March 11, 2020. BLUE SPRINGS: low 40s, stained, normal Outlook: Lee’s Summit ...

Hand-sized bluegill like this Halverson Lake specimen are relatively rare and great fun to catch. Jordan Rodriguez Special to the Idaho Statesman Mother Nature is serving up prime conditions for ...

Crappie are a popular target for anglers because they are fun to catch and great to eat. With our spring weather improving, the crappie bite has picked up at C.J. Strike (pictured) and Owyhee ...

BLUE SPRINGS LAKE: 73 degrees, clear, near normal; crappie fair on minnows near timber; bass and bluegill fair; catfish fair on liver; hybrids fair trolling near dam (report provided by Blue Springs ...