The old adage, “where there’s a will there’s a way”, certainly holds true when it comes to crappie fishing. With the Midwest and the Sooner state in the deep freeze, fishermen can beat the cold by ...

Vickie O’Malley Share Not sure why, but crappie caught ice fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Ken “Husker” O’Malley sent the photo at the top, taken by his wife ...

It is the peak season for winter trout fishing in Washington’s Region 5, and local lakes have been well stocked with catchable rainbow trout.

According to crappie fishing guide Doug Kloet, crappie stay deep for most of the winter, sitting just off the bottom in 20 to 22 feet of water. As a storm moves in, however, the fish will move up ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is continuing a successful program begun in 2021 to keep boating access sites plowed at more than two dozen popular Upper Peninsula ice-fishing locations, ...

Gerardo Cortez Share Modesto Perez caught “a fine crappie” from a southern Forest Preserves of Cook County, messaged Larry Green. “Little honey hole that no one fishes,” he noted.

The Almost-Annual Crappie Derby at Dorchester Park has been ... needed on the ice" prevented organizers from holding the ice fishing event this year. He further said the association has been ...

Submitted photo Winter fishing on our frozen waterways continues to be a fun challenge, much like 20, 30 and 40 years ago. The cold was more intense, and snow was a regular sight. It was a time when ...

Axel Angelow, an 8-year-old from Fairbault, Minnesota, caught a hefty black crappie while fishing with his dad, Ryan Angelow, on Cedar Lake in October 2024. The fish measured 18 inches and weighed 3 ...

He said he's been seeing more people out fishing around Montreal this winter. When the ice is thick, people can bring out heated tents or even cabins, along with beer, speakers and barbecues to ...

While thousands of people are heading to work just across the river in Montreal, the 25-year-old is out fishing. As the sky turns from pink to grey, the end of his pole dips and he begins pulling ...

But I also discovered that catching the biggest crappies — and consistently getting bit in tougher conditions — meant getting a little pickier about crappie bait selection. After years of fishing for ...