Selecting the right circle hook and rigging is critical when using livebait presentations to entice big flatheads. When used properly, the hooking percentage with circle hooks is high and catfish are...View article
Nationwide, more anglers pursue crappies during winter than summer. It has more to do with the perception that crappies are “mushy” and less fit for the table in summer than with any angling consideration....View article
The slow-trolling method known as spider rigging has been used for years to catch boatloads of crappies on almost any body of water in any weather and water conditions. Boats toting numerous long crappie...View article
Because sunlight penetrating water is bent at an ever-increasing angle as the sun nears the horizon, sunset occurs about a half hour earlier below water than above. In a similar sense, across much of...View article
Crappie fishing and the rites of spring go hand in hand. When crappie fishing peaks, the dogwoods are in bloom and forsythia are bright gold. Wildflowers punctuate the gray forests and the songbirds...View article
The Prespawn Period can be divided into three phases: Early Prespawn, during which water temperatures range between 48°F and about 52°F; mid-¬Prespawn, 53°F to 57°F; and late Prespawn, 58°F to...View article
