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.

Jerk baits, Alabama rigs, crank baits or jig and pigs are good lure choices for black bass, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Work them along rock or gravel points and rocky banks.

Eastern Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports largemouth bass fishing is fair at Grand Lake with Alabama rigs, crank baits or spinner baits around brush and docks. Catfish ...

Angela Perea at Lake Fayetteville Marina recommends using top-water lures for black bass at dawn and dusk. Bluegill fishing ...

When water temperatures drop and schools of shad grow scarce, bass enthusiasts targeting the heaviest fish switch to an umbrella rig that imitates a small cloud of shad to turn the bite on. The best ...

Some 20 years ago, on any given summer day, you would've found me along the bank of a Virginia farm pond or waist-deep in the James River. More than likely, my T-shirt was balled up in the back of my ...

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, put up a good fight, and can grow to impressive sizes. If you don’t ...

Dan Stephenson of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries division shared a recent communication he had with someone asking whether the Alabama Rig was legal in Illinois. My friend and ...