Remember how awesome the crappie fishing was during the spring? The fish were spawning, bunched in the shallows thicker than fleas on a hound. You were catching slabs off stake beds and brush ...

a good reminder that public waters do hold quality fish. Gerardo Cortez took the photo. The weekend was good for crappie fishing through the ice, I suspect the moderation in the weather helped in ...

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 ...