Since no one really wants to do the latter, we spoke with an expert crappie fishing guide to see how he keeps the rods bent during the toughest conditions on the ice. His tips and tricks can teach ...

from small ice fishing rods to surf fishing and everything in between. I've got rods all over the United States, from fly rods to bass rods to crappie rods," Walls said. "There's not a rod we've ...

Other than that, it was bass, crappie, and catfish ... feeding on or near the surface I would break out the fly rod to get some fly fishing in. I did well with Enrico Puglisi baitfish patterns.

Other than that, it was bass, crappie, and catfish ... A thick El Salto bass on a fly rod. / photo by Ken Baldwin Fly Fishing on El Salto Can Be Spectacular Early in the day when the bass were ...