Every crappie angler loves the spring. All across the country crappies go through their spawn-season progression at various times depending on region. And during certain parts of the spawn, crappies ...

Perspective mode allows you to search with a wide, flat view instead of the narrow beam that’s used in forward mode. It ...

Capt. Damien Lawler has been fishing the deep blue sea off Florida's coast for over three decades. This past weekend, he caught his first houndfish.

A bobber is a device that alerts an angler that a fish has taken his bait. It comes in many forms, including the universally recognizable red-and-white plastic sphere that clips to the line from the ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay enjoy a fall crappie bite with irresistible new jigs. ‘They put me on there to die’: Conservatives unleash on GOP’s failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting Something is ...

The Almost-Annual Crappie Derby at Dorchester Park is officially happening in 2026. After several years of cancellations, the event, hosted by the Whitney Point Sportsmen's Association, is finally ...

The phrase “go with the flow” is often tossed around, but it doesn’t apply well to ice fishing on river systems. The current creates unsafe ice conditions. So knowing where you're going and what the ...

I’d ice fished rivers for crappie before, but never did very well. Then, during an impromptu trip with lifelong fishing buddies to a small river system in southern New England, we hit a crappie bite ...

CO Troy Fondie (Orr) handled confiscated furs and saw little activity on lakes and snowmobile trails. CO Sean Cannon (Cook) assisted with a snowmobile training and saw little outdoor activity due to ...

The red bar on my flasher slowly, but steadily rose to meet the green bar representing my jig. I wiggled the jig tantalizingly, lifting and pulling away from the fish. The red bar moonlighting as a ...

Tyler — SLOW. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 1.33 feet below pool. Bream are slow on red worms 6-8 feet. Channel catfish are slow on cut bait and nightcrawlers in 6-8 feet of water. Crappie are slow ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — TJ Erickson, Park Rapids educator, former guide and popular YouTube content creator, covers a variety of topics designed to help people learn more about some aspect of fishing.