Crappie Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Bill McCarty is dreaming about cooler days and putting sac-a-lait in the boat, either from the Bayou Black area or Bateman Island. […]

Brandon Jennings, an avid crappie fisherman, takes advantage of drawdowns to find stumps, logs, tree tops and edges of drop-offs. […]

Since they feed upon the same forage, bass and large crappie regularly hit similar lures. Anything that mimics a shad, minnow or shiner. […]

The EZ Drift Bait Pen simplifies things for crappie anglers. […]

The Bobby Garland Mayfly appeals to crappie or, as much of Louisiana calls them, sac-a-lait, because it looks like the things crappie eat. […]

In Mississippi, few lakes can compete with Ross Barnett Reservoir for bass numbers or quality. It offers many great fishing opportunities. […]

Is social media is the greatest thing to ever happen to hunting, fishing and the outdoors or is social media ruining them. […]

Crappie will settle on the very bottom, literally in the mud. Three pros share their thoughts on how to dig them out. […]

If you are looking to change the pace up in the springtime, pick up some Matrix Minis from Matrix Shad and go chase sac-a-lait. […]

Judge Tommy Duplantier said his favorite sac-a-lait fishing holes in April are off Bayou Cheramie, particularly Logan’s Canal. […]

Living the Dream Guide Service on Toledo Bend has fulfilled fishing hopes and dreams of more than 100,000 anglers that wanted to go fishing. […]

John Guillot has a mixture that is great for the East Pearl River because the sac-a-lait can always use some extra help with finding lures. […]

Steve Danna of Bernice has put on countless crappie fishing clinics both in public venues and for large sporting goods stores. […]

A 3.76 pound white crappie caught by Jeremie Reeves at Bussey Brake Reservoir is the second-biggest white crappie ever caught in the state. […]

Marsh Man Masson looks forward all year to this season, when big slab crappie, or sac-a-lait, move up to the shallows to spawn. […]

Drive across the Highway 15 or Highway 2 bridges at Lake D’Arbonne on pretty much any February day and you will see people fishing. […]