Targeting fall crappies can be surprisingly fun and effective. That's because they school up and get aggressive. Here's how to catch them.

Eastern Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports largemouth bass fishing is fair at Grand Lake with Alabama rigs, crank baits or spinner baits around brush and docks. Catfish ...

Angela Perea at Lake Fayetteville Marina recommends using top-water lures for black bass at dawn and dusk. Bluegill fishing ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Crappie are biting fair, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Anglers report catching lots of small crappie with minnows or jigs around brush. Crappie must be 10 inches or longer to keep at Beaver Lake ...

Alabama's abundant fishing options offer a plethora of opportunities for eager anglers. The state's southern coast offers the chance to drop a line inshore or have easy access to great offshore ...

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.84 feet above pool. Quality sized bass are good in 2-5 feet of water with soft plastics.

It's not generally hard to catch crappies--a bucket of minnows, a cane pole and some cool weather usually will allow rounding up enough to eat on any lake where crappies live. However, loading up an ...