“Fishermen are finding them closer to the bank, using jigs,” says Capt. Bryn Adams (Highland Park ... which are what folks ...

Black bass are fair in 20-30 feet of water on soft plastics. Crappie are good under trees in the coves with jigs and minnows. Blue and channel catfish are fair in deep water. Report by Shon Riley ...

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.

Deeper fish hitting jigs, shaky head worms and A-rigs. Crappie fishing has been fair around deep brush in 25-40 feet. Gresham says the bite should improve as the water clears.

Axel Angelow, an 8-year-old from Fairbault, Minnesota, caught a hefty black crappie while fishing with his dad, Ryan Angelow, on Cedar Lake in October 2024. The fish measured 18 inches and weighed 3 ...

Best bite has been around grass beds in 5-10 feet using Texas rigged worms, wacky rigged Senkos and lipless cranks. Crappie fishing has been slow. Deep brush in about 25 feet of water is the best bet ...

Some deeper fish holding on hard bottom structure, isolated stumps and brush piles on points. Crappie are hit or miss around brush piles in 25-35 feet; stained water has slowed the bite.

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 ...

Report by Jim Beggerly, jimsfishinglakepalestine. 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 ...