The stiff, springy leaders will keep the two baits—whether you’re using minnows ... According to crappie fishing guide Doug Kloet, crappie stay deep for most of the winter, sitting just ...

driving veteran anglers from the sport and prompting Major League Fishing to limit its use in tournaments. Even more than bass anglers, crappie anglers consider live-imaging sonar essential equipment.

It has changed the pace of bass ­tournament fishing. Anglers don’t waste a cast on waters that aren’t showing fish on FFS. For nationally televised tournaments, the use of live sonar has taken away ...

Crappie are in the channels provided they have enough water. Use small minnows or wax worms. A bluegill caught fly fishing in the western ... popping cork rig, or use live shrimp if available.

The winter weather advisory covers a little more than half of Lower Michigan. All of northern Lower Michigan is in the winter weather advisory along with the Saginaw Bay area and most of the Thumb.

ATHENS - Water level is about two inches high and clear. Water temp in the upper-60s to mid-70s. Fishing guide Reagan Nelson says bass fishing has been good. Best action coming around grass in 5-12 ...

(Photo courtesy of Steve Carney) The last week of ice fishing for this angler was a bittersweet affair, but it’s now time to put away ice-fishing gear and get ready for open water. The past three ...

Below is a list of Ohio’s top ten lakes to snag some of the state’s most popular sports fish found in Ohio’s inland lakes including bass, saugeye, crappie, and sunfish. The findings are ...

Get a good hook set for finnicky fish and expect that bigger sunfish will pull down more on the rod compared to a quick vibrating motion for smaller fish.