Modesto Perez caught a good crappie from a southern Forest Preserves of Cook County lake to earn Fish of the Week.

Small 500- to 1000-size reels with 4-pound-test line matched with a 6-foot ultralight rod will do the trick. Presentation is critical, as pre-spawn crappie are often at specific depths and keyed ...

Eight-year-old Axel Angelow set a Minnesota state record with a 3-pound, 13-ounce black crappie caught on Cedar Lake.

"The Crappie Drop was a small affair that involved a papier mâché crappie and folks standing in a circle drinking beer out at somebody's barn," said Johnson, who is also a civil rights attorney.

But after casting small jigs for a while without any luck ... Teresa didn’t think it was a crappie at first because of how big it was. She just yelled to Don that she’d caught a big one, and he came ...

Crappie are good with jigs and minnows in creeks off Lake Palestine. There are even reports of some white bass trickling in as well. White bass can be caught on white curly tails and small crappie ...