Autumn fishing frustrates many crappie anglers. During fall, America's favorite panfish often are scattered and hard to find. Crappie may be deep one day, shallow the next and suspended at mid ...

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Discover why crappies migrate to deep water in winter. Learn how zooplankton behavior and lake structure help you locate and catch panfish this season.

Why Crappies Seek Deep Water in Mid-Winter In early winter, finding crappies is as easy as finding green aquatic vegetation. Big slabs will be right up in the greenery, where they not only find ...

For this reason, pinpointing schools of summer fish is relatively simple; find the cool, oxygen-rich water that forms the thermocline, and you’ll find crappie.

In our complete guide to crappie fishing, learn about the fishing tips, best fishing spots, and gear you need to learn how to catch crappie.

While crappie at Grenada, Enid and Sardis span much of the water column in summer and Washington's fish remain shallow, Ross Barnett Reservoir anglers say fish congregate at two fathoms.

It's a typical summer pattern for most Texas crappie chasers during summer months. "Once the spawn's over, the crappie will move to the grass beds for awhile," Mike Wheatley explained.

Sweat was already dripping from my forehead at sunrise. Crappie fishing during the peak of summer when the heat index is 105 degrees seems illogical. But it quickly begins to make sense when you ...