The first fish I ever caught on an artificial lure was a crappie. It hit a Hildebrandt black and yellow spinner bait cast from a green metal Johnson Century reel mounted on a solid fiberglass rod with ...

The best crappie fishing is on warm afternoons when the sun is beating down on the water, especially after a few days of stable weather. It’s important to note, shallow, stained lakes warm ...

Prior to the arrival of the Chesapeake Channa, the most abundant species in the Blackwater River drainage were white perch, brown bullhead, and black crappie. However, years after the predator ...