Tweet The recent unusual warm air during the daytime in Arkansas has made fishing for crappie fun for many anglers. Crappie are hot in many spots throughout the state. Sure, you’ve probably got ham, or roast, or some other beef, or more … Continue reading →
TweetLots of our reporters are noting the good to excellent crappie fishing going on in the lakes and rivers in Central Arkansas and beyond. Reports fromLake Maumelle are that it’s quite the active fishery in terms of black bass, too, with … Continue reading →
Tweet We usually think of Lake Atkins as a bass fishing lake, but the crappieare on fire there right now. Sharon at Lucky Landing on Lake Atkins says crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. The lake clarity is clear and … Continue reading →
Tweet RUSSELLVILLE – Crappie anglers on Lake Dardanelle may be able to win more than a fish dinner if they notice a special yellow tag behind the dorsal fin of fish they catch in the next few months. Fisheries biologists … Continue reading →
TweetJohnny Banks, who owns the Overcup Bait Shop and R.V. Park at Lake Overcup, northeast of Morrilton in Conway County on state Highway 9, has the nickname of “Catfish.” But on Tuesday morning, it might has well have just been … Continue reading →
Tweet From Norfork Lake the big lakes in southwest Arkansas such as DeGray and Greeson, we’re getting reports of crappie stacking up around the brush, as noted in this week’s Fishing Report. The angler in the photo right was out on Norfork Lake with … Continue reading →
Tweet Josh Jones caught his first crappie over three pounds recently in northeastern Oklahoma. Share your photos with us on Facebook and Twitter. … Continue reading →
Tweet Todd Gadberry, who reports weekly from Mountain Harbor Marina and Resort on Lake Ouachita, notes that the walleye bite is excellent now on the big lake. Summer is big walleye time over there. You’re apparently not going to find … Continue reading →
Tweet ARKADELPHIA – More than 11,000 cubic feet of new cover for anglers to fish sits at the bottom of DeGray Lake in Clark and Hot Springs counties, thanks to the efforts of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff from … Continue reading →
Tweet Records Broken over One Weekend Cattaraugus County Black Crappie Topples Old Benchmark; St. Lawrence County Walleye Shatters Former Record Two new state fishing records were set over the course of one weekend in New York recently, State Department of … Continue reading →
Tweet Erin Thomas of Ponca City shows off a nice Kaw Lake crappie. Erin says “Go Fishing” the spawn is on! She caught it using a jig and bobber set about a foot apart. Share your photos with us on … Continue reading →
Tweet CAMDEN – As crappie across the state are hitting their stride, many anglers are relying on the old faithful offering of a fathead minnow or “shiner” dangling from a size 2 Aberdeen hook. There’s no doubt that there’s nothing … Continue reading →
Tweet CLINTON LAKE – Here’s a deal for anyone who loves to fish, is competitive and wants to contribute to a good cause. Special Olympics Kansas is hosting a crappie fishing tournament April 28-29, 2018 at Clinton Lake, near Lawrence. … Continue reading →
Tweet Corey Tillis caught this nice crappie at Zoo Lake in OKC on March 24. Share your photos with us on Facebook and Twitter. … Continue reading →
Tweet Lots of reports came in this week of crappie fishing on the “excellent” level. River Valley Marina (501-517-1250) said the Little Maumelle water is stained and low by about a foot, and the crappie bite has been the best. … Continue reading →
Tweet February and March kick off angling for crappie, a fish both fun to catch and one of the best to eat. There are 2 types of crappie in Texas, white and black (PDF), and minnows are a favored bait for … Continue reading →
TweetTom Reynolds of STR Outfitters says he’s not only after walleye in Norfork Lake, he’s going after the big crappie bite, too. Tom says the crappie are being caught off brush piles on both sides of the Arkansas-Missouri state line. He … Continue reading →
Tweet February Means Time To Chase Walleye, Crappie February is the month for boat shows around the Midwest, which takes some of our guide reporters for the Fishing Report to places around the country to pitch their trips or to … Continue reading →
Tweet Possibly the best-tasting fish in the state — crappie — is a prime target. Some good crappie fishing is being reported thanks in part to a particularly wet spring that seems to have allowed for a great class of … Continue reading →
Tweet It’s winter crappie time. Remember that with recent unstable weather, crappie schools may be present but the bites tend to be light. If fishing vertically over a school, slowly lift your rod a couple feet to detect a bite … Continue reading →
