TRI-LAKES AREA — Some people find it hard to understand why the crappie is such a popular sport fish. Unlike bass, catfish and trout, which hit baits with unbridled ferocity, this panfish’s strike ...

Earlier this month, I spent a few days fishing on Weiss Lake in Centre, Alabama, to film an episode of Field & Stream “Hook Shots.” Centre happens to be the “Crappie Capital of the World,” and it ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay catch, clean, and cook delicious swamp crappie.

Crappie are the sweetest tasting fish that you can fillet for the grill.If you leave the skin on, they won’t curl up in the pan. Make sure that the oil is bubbling when you put the fillets into the ...

I guess to the casual observer you’d think that an outdoors writer would write vibrant and exciting articles on totally different topics every week and keep you in spellbinding suspense. The truth of ...

Jason Ren caught a bunch of crappie from a private lake in Vancouver, Canada, and was planning to invite a friend over for a cookout until he opened his cooler and re-examined his catch. One ...

Already it's April and spring is here. Anglers from coast to coast are furiously in pursuit of spawning and post-spawning bass. Just the thought of reeling in one of those 10-plus pound monsters that ...