Where to Find Slab Crappies During the Spawn

In my part of the country, the crappie spawn is an event anticipated with barely controlled expectation. The springtime ...

Old-School Crappie Tactics for Fishing the Spring Spawn

No matter where you live or fish, imagination and common sense are all you need to catch huge crappies this time of year ...
Southeast Missourian

Wappapello crappie spawn 'unreal,' but vital shad spawn is questionable

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — “It’s just unreal,” biologist Dave Knuth said as he pulled dozens of small, young-of-the-year crappies from a net on Wappapello Lake the morning of Oct. 24. “We’ve probably recorded ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

Crappie spawn is on

Crappie anglers look forward to April and May in Kansas. It's a time of year when the masses of crappie head to the banks to make their annual contribution to future generations. Fishing the crappie ...
Yahoo! Sports

'Slap full of crappie': Expect long spawn, big fish and lots of them at Barnett Reservoir

Cold fronts, wind and rain have made conditions less than prime for crappie fishing on Ross Barnett Reservoir, but anglers are boating some giants in spite of it. "I haven't caught any 3-pounders this ...
Post-Bulletin

Atherton: Don't wait for spawn to target crappies

About 25 years ago, while teaching at a private military academy in central Missouri, I got hooked on bad-weather fishing. Spring break was in mid-March, and while Missouri can be warm and sunny at ...
Daily Journal

Spring crappie spawn right around corner

Recovering quickly from the effects of the recent ice apocalypse, area lake temperatures are rapidly on the rise, which will soon trigger the spring crappie spawn. With lake waters already responding ...
The Clarion-Ledger

The crappie spawn; biologically speaking

The crappie spawn is one of the most anticipated events in fishing for many Mississippi anglers. It's perch-jerking at its finest and produces untold numbers of the tastiest fillets around. In much of ...
The Leaf-Chronicle

As weather warms, Crappie set to spawn

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Conditions at Kentucky and Barkley Lakes are just about right for the annual crappie spawn and some of the best fishing of the year could occur over the next several weeks. Water ...

NWA fishing report: Black bass biting all lures at Beaver; Sequoyah crappie moving deeper

Striped bass are scattered lake wide, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Try for stripers from Rocky Branch Park all the way ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Barnett crappie spawn: Better late than never

Herbert Smith of Pearl spent a morning this week doing what he loves to do — chasing crappie. Trolling the shallows with pink and orange jigs, Smith said he cruised along the backwaters of Pelahatchie ...
Rockford Register Star

The crappie spawning is near

Aggressively pursued throughout much of North America, crappies are a culinary delight when breaded and cooked to a golden brown color. Because of their palatial qualities, crappie rank in the top ...