Schools out for the summer really? Not really as the water temperature rises crappie typically start to move out on to the flats or old river channels chasing schools of shad wherever they are located.…
For the past several springs the water level on Beaver Lake has been 10 foot higher than the current water level. Like other reservoirs that are experiencing low water conditions the crappie spawn is here.…
Mother Nature is a controlling force when it comes to when crappie migrate into prespawning areas on the lakes or rivers you fish. The length of day or you can say the amount of day light initiates the movement of crappie from its wintertime habitat towards shallower water. North Texas and Oklahoma crappie fishing guide Kayle Ward knows this time of year an angler has to be flexible and open minded to catch fish as crappie migrate. “Over the past 4 years of traveling and fishing different bodies of water,” Ward owner of Reelin’ Them In Guide Service and 2025 Crappie Master National Champion continued, “I have started fishing in deeper water. Of course that depends on the body of water you are fishing, however, whatever the depth every year it’s the same migration from moving shallow to spawn then back out to deeper water post spawn.”
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Can crappie smell? The answer is yes. Crappie can smell, but does it make a difference in the number of crappie that are going to bite your lure? Crappie can smell by passing water into…
I feel like it’s the beginning of a movie and an old wise man in an older Tracker boat surrounded by fog turns to a young kid and says, “Boy,” the man continues, “Boy, that’s…
There are times when you can’t get a crappie to bite a big lure. Heavy pressured or a cold front has moved in, but in some situations big lures get the big crappie to bite.…
Another long rod? by Brad Wiegmann What is long enough? Really what’s long enough when it comes to crappie fishing rod? B’n’M Poles has just released its new 18- and 20-foot Buck’s Graphite Jig Pole…
Here’s where the crappie are hiding! by Brad Wiegmann So where can you almost always find crappie out fishing? If you guess under docks you would be right. However, fishing around docks can be challenging…
