It began as many traditions do in Mississippi, with a group of friends, a fun idea, unusual weather and a fire on a cold winter's night. Plus, a giant fake fish. Of course, something went awry, but ...

Teresa Croy and her husband Don were fishing a private pond in Putnam County, Ohio, on Nov. 2, and Teresa really wanted to catch some crappies. But after casting small jigs for a while without any ...

Jerry Porter and pals Ron and Rodney Shelton were having a banner morning of spring-spawning crappie action on 1,000-acre East Lynn Lake on May 6. It was only 9 a.m. when Porter hooked a fish bigger ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said they are testing to determine if this is a hybrid between a black and white crappie. Photo by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources An Iowa fisherman’s ...