Crappie/Bream Archives - Page 16 of 27

September 5, 2026

After tricking a crappie to think it is spawning season, hormone injections stimulate the release of eggs.

Crappie culture breakthroughs

February 6, 2017 Hal Schramm

Stocking crappie into public waters is rarely needed, but some systems occasionally could benefit from adding fish to supplement weak year classes. […]

Sip-float slabs — Top fishing tips for wintertime crappie

February 1, 2017 David A. Brown

In most activities, a slip-up is a bad thing. Botched snap that leads to a recovered fumble, dropping an easy fly ball, missing that breakaway slam dunk — all bad. […]

Fall semester — Fall crappie trolling tips

September 1, 2016 Phillip Gentry

Stocking up with enough crappie for September fish fries isn’t that difficult — if you pay attention to these trolling teachers. […]

Find the thermocline for more crappie

August 21, 2016 Brian Cope

You can catch crappie throughout the summer, if you know the depth in the water column where the temperature is most comfortable. […]

When it comes to catching crappie in the summer, it's hard to beat Rabbit Rogers, who fishes regularly despite the heat on Barnett Reservoir. Follow his tips, dress in light, cool clothes topped by a wide-brimmed hat, and you too can master July crappie on The Rez.

Rogers shares Barnett summer crappie tips

July 11, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Rabbit Rogers may change the color of his jig heads and skirts, and he might even consider adding a minnow to the back end. But, that’s secondary to another factor in catching crappie. […]

A mess of redear sunfish make memories and a great meal.

The sunfish clan – Part II: Redear sunfish

July 5, 2016 Hal Schramm

The redear sunfish has many names. Topping the list is bream and redear bream, but other frequently spoken names are shellcracker and chinquapin. […]

Bream with strawberry chutney

June 15, 2016 David Hawkins

Tired of fried bream filets and french fries with cole slaw? This Bream with strawberry chutney recipe is a healthy way of preparing fish. […]

Cale Lovett of Forest started his summer vacation early with a hefty bluegill caught from the family pond. Bream are the perfect fish to introduce new anglers to the thrills of the sport.

State-record bream

June 15, 2016 David Hawkins

The MDWFP tracks state records for freshwater species, and currently lists these as the biggest for the most-popular bream species. […]

Giving crappie a bigger range of choices in terms of jig and grub colors on double rigs can increase your catch rates.

How to double up on crappie

June 14, 2016 Dan Kibler

With the exception of largemouth bass and catfish, guide Maynard Edwards of Lexington, N.C., has given up on using just one bait or lure at a time. […]

This big mama had not made it to the spawning grounds when the author caught her on Barnett this April. The crankbait’s hooks were carefully removed and she revived in the livewell quite nicely. She was released so she could reproduce hundreds of crappie fry.

Mississippi is king when it comes to crappie fishing

June 9, 2016 Paul Johnson

Is the annual crappie spawn over at your favorite fishing hole? Believe it or not, as I write this month’s column the crappie were still doing their thing at Ross Barnett. […]

Roy Gentry caught this monster crappie while fishing with crappie guru Scott Vance.

Cranking up crappie — How to catch slabs on crankbaits

June 1, 2016 Michael O. Giles

You can call them crappie or the biologically incorrect white perch.

You can cross the Mississippi river into Louisiana and call them sac-a-lait. […]

Spider rig crappie fishing can be a highly productive fishing strategy.

Crappie spidermania

June 1, 2016 John J. Woods

As they often say, “It’s hard to argue with success.” Having said that, sometimes we forget how much effort, sweat, skin and sheer frustration goes into making something work really well. […]