Side-imaging sonar is especially useful for locating crappie holding around drop-offs or brush piles. Read our guide on how to use forward-facing sonar to catch crappies. Keep It Quiet – Loud noises ...

No boat? That’s no problem this time of year when you can find piles of crappie in shallow water. Here's how to catch ...

Recently, this column focused on how to locate crappies during the fall time frame. But that’s just the first part of the puzzle. Having found them, the next step is getting them to bite — the ...

People can learn more about how to catch crappie in winter at the free virtual Missouri Department of Conservation program “Learning to Fish: Crappie fishing in the Winter Months.” This online program ...

Social media chatter is getting louder as anglers throughout our region are asking where and when the autumn crappie bite is kicking in. The home range of white and black crappies includes ...

Crappie are famously fickle, shifting from shoreline brush to deep timber overnight, yet anglers who understand their patterns can turn that unpredictability into steady action. If you learn how ...