When Mike and Pete dropped by to talk about a fall hunting trip we were planning they couldn't wait to tell me about a crappie fishing trip they'd taken. Mike said they fished for hours and although ...

The first really cold weather of the year is forecast for the middle of this week, and depending on how cold it gets and how long it stays that way, it may well begin to push bass out of the shallows ...

Crappie are one of the most popular gamefish in the U.S.—and for good reason. They’re fun to catch for anglers of any skill level, they put up a good fight, and they can grow to impressive sizes. If ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

PUEBLO — The thing about deep-jigging at Pueblo Reservoir this time of year, Matt Massey was saying between snaps of his rod tip, is that one never knows what he might catch next. “It might be ...

We were barely creeping along when one of the fishing rods slowly pulled downward. A gentle lift, and another decent crappie was aboard. Trolling and vertical jigging along the dropoff was productive.

As of Oct. 2, 2025, Randy Plyler with Plyler Outdoors Guide Service said some bass have been schooling early in the mornings ...