Think spider-rigging for crappie is high-tech? Then you’ll be blown away by the new-age tactic of using planer boards and big crank baits to dredge up fish.[…]
According to veteran guide Jerry Neeley, a limit of big crappie in August is as easy as a technique he calls “power trolling.”[…]
Catching crappie after the spawn is a matter of following them along their travel routes to deep water. Here are some tips.[…]
Tim Bye knows crappie still feed in the post-spawn —if you know how to target them. Here are his tips to putting together enough fish for dinner.[…]
Want to try the kitchen sink? Here are the details of the rig Jay Stone came up with to put the maximum number of baits in the right spots to catch suspended crappie.[…]
Part of Glynn Lavergne’s secret to success with slab crappie has to do with the very sensitive tackle he uses to entice fish.[…]
Fishermen who wait until March to break out their crappie rods are missing some of the best fishing of the year.[…]
Veteran angler Whitey Outlaw impales his live bait upside down, inserting the hook through the minnow’s nostril and coming out behind the lower jaw.[…]
Adding smell to your crappie baits increases appeal and results in more bites. Here are some expert thoughts from Toledo Bend guide Jerry Thompson.[…]
Bream fishermen have a wide variety of lures to choose from. Here are Dr. Ray Jones, aka Dr. Bream’s, top picks for a summer bream buffet.[…]
You couldn’t pick a better time to be on Toledo Bend than February, said Jerry Thompson of Living the Dream Guide Service.[…]
Covering water and watching the speed limit are keys to success when crappie scatter during the oppressive summer heat. Here are some tips.[…]
In 1993, the Louisiana Legislature picked a state fish. It wasn’t the much-hyped tournament fish, the largemouth bass; it wasn’t any one of the glamorous snapper species; it wasn’t even the beloved speckled trout.[…]
If you think winter and spring are the only times to catch these tasty fish, you’ve never visited Toledo Bend in the summer.[…]