Crappie Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Reader Report: 3.1-pound crappie

Kyle Berry of Grayson hooked this 3.1-pound crappie on Feb. 12, 2020, in Caldwell Parish. […]

Sac-a-lait a great spring bet at Bayou Black

Barry Henry of Morgan City explains why April gets a green light for awesome slab crappie fishing in the Bayou Black area. […]

On the road to post-spawn crappie

Kinny Haddox

Stay on the move for Louisiana’s post-spawn crappie. Two of Louisiana’s top crappie thumpers share their tips for making your April fishing trips good ones. […]

LiveScope’s ‘Perspective’ shines new light on fishing electronics

Kinny Haddox

Get a different ‘perspective’ on what’s below the surface with LiveScope’s latest Perspective mode. It gives you a live, real-time view of the fish. […]

Crappie 102: Single-pole techniques

Phillip Gentry

Single-pole techniques can put plenty of sac-a-lait in your cooler if you understand how to get your baits in the right places or to the right depths. […]

Close the ‘Loop’ on picky crappie

Kinny Haddox

Loop knots allow lures to work more naturally, which is a big factor when picky slab crappie aren’t in a real feeding mood. […]

Easy living crappie fishing

Kinny Haddox

Long-lining sounds complicated, but it’s an easy and effective technique to leisurely catch spring crappie across Louisiana. […]

Take crappie to the bank in Black Lake

Kinny Haddox

Big old slab crappie up in the shallows are what makes Black Lake “hot” this time of year. Here’s some fishing advice from long-time guide Charlie King. […]

Dan Langston shows off this 3.25 pound crappie.

Giant D’Arbonne crappie make anglers Slab Happy!

Kinny Haddox

The competitors in the Louisiana State Championship Crappie Masters tournament on Lake D’Arbonne Feb. 28 and Feb. 29 weighed in some incredible fish. […]

Darren Chambers with the 18-inch, 2.6-pound sac-a-lait he caught using live bait in the Lake Verret area.

Fish the tree you can’t see

Kinny Haddox

Good crappie fishermen see an entire cypress tree and where fish might hide — like the root ball — even if much of it is normally underwater. […]

The Crappie Weapon

Don Shoopman

Sac-a-lait fisherman and artificial lure manufacturer Capt. Clyde Folse shares what makes The Crappie Weapon so successful on the water. […]

Big crappie are on the feed at Toledo Bend

Don Shoopman

March is the No. 1 month to catch big slabs on Toledo Bend Reservoir. Jerry “J.T.” Thompson of Livin’ the Dream Guide Service has tips for catching them. […]

Black is the color that catches Henderson Lake sac-a-lait in March

Don Shoopman

Fishing on Henderson Lake this month for crappie? You’d better fish black jigs. Henderson Lake sac-a-lait can’t resist a black jig during the spawn. […]