Joe Musser grabbed the stringer and held up a northern pike he’d caught from the channel between St. Albans and Excelsior Bay. The 26-inch fish thrashed after being taken out of the water.

Rapala Lipless baits like the Rapala Ultra Light Rippin' Rap and the 13 Fishing Micro Magic Man are large, aggressive baits that most anglers would assume are too large for crappies. But these ...

In early winter, finding crappies is as easy as finding green aquatic vegetation. Big slabs will be right up in the greenery, where they not only find abundant foot, but cover, both for ambushing ...

She just yelled to Don that she’d caught a big one, and he came running down the shore to help. He instantly recognized the fish as a crappie and was stunned by its size. “We never thought about it ...