America's Crappie Fishing Community

I am not a Fall fisherman. When I fished for those green carp regularly, it was the same story, not a Fall fisherman. I love being on the water this time of year as the scenery is impeccable but figuring out where and what the fish are doing ...

Been awhile for us reporting - and wetting a line! The persistent rain & cold have preventing us from doing just that. However, after receiving almost 4" of rain yesterday (this is getting ridiculours!), the sun finally made an appearance ...

I had the extreme pleasure to accompany two of the worlds best crappie fishermen, and document their adventure. The two fishermen I'm talking about are Whitey Outlaw, and Ronnie Capps.

As we slipped away from the boat launch the fishing talk began, and continued pretty much for the next 6 hours non-stop. The fishing was tough, but if anyone was going to find fish on ...

Since the meeting at High Rock was cancelled I decided to go closer to home knowing I had yard work and other stuff needing work around the house. I headed out early, wanted to be there when they opened at 7 am. First to launch, Yes! Super ...

Literally! I've never been this excited returning from a fishing trip as I was
this trip to Rend. My wife and I go in May and again in October with Nick Shafer
from Crappie Predator Guide Service. We have never caught fish like ...

Opportunity knocked today. My chance to get out after the finned ones. Rain was misting and air temperatures were dropping but not a bad day at all. There wasn't any long runs made today. I stayed fairly close to my launching ...

Being a competitive crappie fisherman takes lots of work and studying to stay on the cutting edge of this sport. You can’t discount any technique that catches fish, whether you like it or not. To outsmart the fish, you must employ different methods.


Power Trolling is a technique that many of us need to learn and utilize. It’s not new to the crappie fishing game, it’s been around for quite some time. One of the most feared crappie fishing teams in the area Mr. A.E. Smith & fishing partner Flo Smith, from Brookhaven, MS introduced it back in the early 70’s ...