Cane poles or telescoping fiberglass poles are the preferred equipment most West Alabama anglers use to catch crappie when summer arrives. Some try jigging poles that allow them to vary their depth ...

Swepco Lake: Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs recommends using any soft plastic lures for black bass. Tube baits, plastic worms ...

Crappie are famously fickle, shifting from shoreline brush to deep timber overnight, yet anglers who understand their ...

Crappie are biting fair, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Anglers report catching lots of small crappie with minnows or jigs around brush. Crappie must be 10 inches or longer to keep at Beaver Lake ...

With all the recent fuss over fancy electronics and fishing accessories mounted to the front of the boat, the most critical link between the angler and fish is still the fishing line. It hasn’t seen ...

Beat the bushes or fish the flats to catch crappie. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing along flats adjacent to the river channel. Good places to try include flats near Point 12, the Camp ...

Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

Fall hunting seasons are about to jump into full swing. Just don’t make the mistake of stashing that crappie fishing gear in a spot where you can’t get to it in pretty short order. You could miss out ...

The air may still be a bit chilly, but the fishing has been hot so far this spring. Recently I got a chance to do some dock fishing and decided to try out some new jig heads that I ordered online. The ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay catch catfish and slab crappie using yo-yo rigs.