TweetWith spring upon us, many anglers are looking forward to getting out on the water. A popular species commonly sought is the crappie, a member of the sunfish family. Crappie have a compressed diamond-shaped body and can reach sizes exceeding … Continue reading →
Tweet TIP OF THE WEEK Full moon is Tuesday. After this weekend’s heavy wind subsides, it looks like there will be warm weather shooting up into the 90s in the deserts. It should definitely be the time for the crappie to spawn. … Continue reading →
Tweet Event Description: If the mild winter weather this year carries over through spring and summer, fish populations in northeast Indiana lakes could benefit.DNR biologists say weather has a big impact on lake temperatures, oxygen levels and water clarity—key factors … Continue reading →
TweetMADISON — Dedicated catch and release anglers know there’s little that equals the joy of releasing a healthy musky, northern pike or even a walleye with the hope that it will spawn again and perhaps provide excitement for another angler. … Continue reading →
Tweet New netting method helps crappie management Managing a fishery isn’t just stocking, creating habitat, fertilizing and adjusting harvest regulations. Biologists must have a true picture of what a population of a certain fish species in the lake looks like … Continue reading →
Tweet This is the time of year that waters warm and crappie are full of eggs and milt. They begin to congregate and feed actively to prepare for a move into shallow waters to make spawning beds. Arizona crappie usually spawn in 64-70 degree water … Continue reading →
Tweet Crappie Seminar Set for March 14 in Little Rock Wil Hafner, coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fishing in The Natural State program, will lead a “Fishin’ for Crappie” seminar at the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas … Continue reading →
Tweet Planning ahead for early spring, remember that Lake Havasu is always one of the early-bird contenders every year in Arizona for staging and spawning bass, Two others? Alamo and Martinez lakes. THE REEL DEAL Water temperatures across the state have dropped … Continue reading →
TweetMany anglers have reported spotting huge schools of black crappie on fish-finders at lakes such as Roosevelt and Canyon. Other good lakes to try are Apache and Bartlett. (Crappie fishing at Alamo Lakereportedly is poor.) With some stable winter weather, … Continue reading →
Tweet Bartlett Lake in the Tonto National Forest can be a great place for winter crappie and bass. Some of the best crappie fishing can be done in the cold of the morning — then anglers can switch to bass. … Continue reading →
Tweet Consider targeting sporting crappie populations at Alamo, Bartlett and Roosevelt. Might not be banner crappie-fishing conditions just yet — but it’s worth a shot. As the water temperatures lower, the crappie will congregate into large schools in open water … Continue reading →
Tweet Many anglers were patiently waiting this fall for the crappie bite to kick in, as the extended summer temperatures continued into early October. But the good news around the state from the many anglers and shops that provide fishing … Continue reading →
Tweet Dave Hatley poses with a crappie he caught at Lake Lawtonka this year. Share your photos with us on Facebook and Twitter. … Continue reading →
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Tweet Crappie Catch Could Pay Off at Horseshoe Lake Horseshoe Lake, a onetime Mississippi River oxbow lake in eastern Arkansas near Hughes, has long been noted for good crappie production, but studies of late have shown a mostly smaller, younger … Continue reading →
TweetReward offered for tagged crappie in Horseshoe Lake HUGHES – Horseshoe Lake, a onetime Mississippi River oxbow lake in eastern Arkansas, has long been noted for good crappie production, but studies of late have shown a mostly smaller, younger fish … Continue reading →
Tweet Know Your New Fishing Regulations The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission passed a package of 14 new fisheries regulations for 2017 at its Aug. 18 meeting at the AGFC Headquarters in Little Rock. The following regulations … Continue reading →
TweetIowa anglers have lots of opportunities to earn a Master Angler award this summer. The Master Angler program celebrates angler success for catching quality sized fish by awarding a vehicle or boat decal and certificate for each fish that meets … Continue reading →
TweetCongratulations to Austin Campbell on breaking the state record by catching a 2-pound, 1-ounce white crappie with a trotline on an irrigation pond in Cass County. CASS COUNTY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports Austin Campbell of Harrisonville … Continue reading →
TweetARKADELPHIA – Each spring, anglers comb the shallows at DeGray Lake in Hot Spring and Clark counties, probing tiny jigs and minnows at any likely looking spot in search of crappie. Rarely do anglers leave empty-handed when the dogwoods are … Continue reading →
