How to Catch Crappie in Summer. Summertime crappie patterns start just past the post-spawn phase. It’s this time when their patterns change drastically as fish are done reproducing and water ...

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. This changes when fall begins.

Autumn acclimations. Catching crappie when lakes turn over. November 15, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. by Keith Sutton/Contributing Writer ...

How to Catch Crappie in the Summer. How to Catch Crappie in the Fall. ... “A creek-channel dropoff bordering a shallow flat is also a likely place to find crappie now.

To complicate matters more for the average angler, summer patterns for crappie vary wildly between some of the lakes. But some of the top anglers in the state have shared their techniques for ...

I’m talking in less than 10 feet of water. You’ll want to find solid bottoms around brush or near drop-offs on ledges. The crappie bite might be strong, but you still must know where they’re at.

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 ...

Crappie are one of the most popular gamefish in the U.S.—and for good reason. They’re fun to catch for anglers of any skill level, put up a good fight, and can grow to impressive sizes. If you ...