Swepco Lake: Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs recommends using any soft plastic lures for black bass. Tube baits, plastic worms ...

Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

Anglers are eager for walleye and white bass spawns, but crappie are biting now. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said crappie can be caught from brush in water that's 30 to 40 feet deep. Fish a jig or ...

Today’s crappie lures come in a vast array of sizes, colors, patterns and actions. And that’s a good thing, because you never know where you’ll find these nomadic fish and what will trip their trigger ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay test minnows vs jigs for crappie and catch big slabs.

LITTLE ROCK — Going after crappie? Think about taking along some small lures in addition to live minnows or jigs. For years, some anglers who have worked bass-type lures in crappie waters have ...

Crappie and green sunfish slow on minnows, jigs and tube jigs at 34-44 ft. along creek channels, the dam, docks and main lake. White bass slow on grubs, rattletraps, jigs and lipless baits at 8-12 ft.

Crappie fishing is a signal spring is upon us. When “slabs,” as big crappie are called, are found close to shore, you should also expect turkeys to be gobbling and morel mushrooms to be popping. I’ve ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay debate crappie jigs vs live minnows for the biggest slabs.

Austin Kennedy, fishing guide, said trout bite best from late morning into the afternoon as sunlight warms the water. Try ...

I first fished tungsten jigs a couple of winters back on Devils Lake while on a good perch bite with John Adams of Big John's Guide Service, and I was impressed with how "heavy" the jigs fished ...

For most anglers, crappies are a spring thing. In the spring, crappies are often shallow, first to eat, then to spawn. They are relatively easy to catch then, so that is when most of us fish for them.