Side-imaging sonar is especially useful for locating crappie holding around drop-offs or brush piles. Read our guide on how to use forward-facing sonar to catch crappies.

You’ll know crappie are biting on Lake Dardanelle when you see stationary boats in open water from the Interstate 40 bridges. For the next four months, you can enjoy some of the best fishing of the ...

Crappie are famously fickle, shifting from shoreline brush to deep timber overnight, yet anglers who understand their patterns can turn that unpredictability into steady action. If you learn how ...