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Crappie are the big draw in November, when fishermen can find the three species — black, white and Magnolia — holding close on the ample fish attractors placed in Simpson Legion Lake.

Thanksgiving slabs — How to load up on Simpson County Lake’s fall crappie

November 1, 2015 Phillip Gentry

Simpson County Lake Manager John Lee wasn’t being flippant when he answered the question of the best place to catch fish this month. […]

Big grins are what crappie fishing is all about.

Magnolia crappie update

October 5, 2015 Hal Schramm

Mississippi anglers love crappie. They love them so much, they want them everywhere — including the smaller state lakes and small private ponds.

That’s a problem. […]

October on Okatibbee — Best bets for crappie at Okatibbee

October 1, 2015 Phillip Gentry

With aid from state agencies, Okatibbee Lake in East Mississippi is red hot — and should be on any crappie anglers’ list of hotspots. […]

The catch rate of trollers increases exponentially with the number of poles.

Keeping crappie fishing good

September 7, 2015 Hal Schramm

A new crappie regulation went into effect July 22 on all four flood-control reservoirs — Arkabutla, Enid, Sardis and Grenada […]

Head count — How to choose the right crappie jig

September 1, 2015 David A. Brown

There are a growing number of jighead options for crappie fishing, but which one is right? Here are some expert thoughts to help you decide. […]

Learning how to “power troll” is a way to stack up limits of crappie before the sun gets too high.

The key to summertime crappie limits

August 20, 2015 Dan Kibler

If you think the only way to catch summertime crappie is to sink minnows and jigs in the shade under docks or fish around brush piles in deep water, Jerry Neeley has a surprise for you. […]

It’s all about speed control

July 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Spider-rigging requires a super-slow pace to slowly and methodically hang those baits in front of persnickety crappie. […]

The slow, meticulous presentation of spider rigging allows anglers to tempt fish hiding in and around cover, like boat docks with surrounding brush.

Slow and steady — Keys to spider-rigging for crappie

July 1, 2015 David A. Brown

Lethargic in the heat of summer, fish need time to choose a meal. Spider-rigging is the perfect answer to put more crappie in the boat. […]

Protecting a coveted crappie resource at four highly-pressured North Mississippi Flood Control Reservoirs, state wildlife officials gave final approval to new length and creel limits at Arkabutla, Enid, Grenada and Sardis Lakes that will take effect July 22.

Mississippi’s Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks gave its final approval this week to new crappie limits at five of the state’s top fishing lakes, including four North Mississippi Flood Control Reservoirs (FCR). […]

11 post-spawn tips to catch more crappie

June 22, 2015 Andy Crawford

Earlier this year, Tim Bye was working a turnaround while the Internet was abuzz about big catches of spawning crappie. […]

Crappie fishermen at the four North Mississippi Flood Control Reservoirs — Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid and Grenada — have reason to be jealous of fishermen like Keith Partridge, who caught this spawning fish at Barnett Reservoir near Jackson. Many years of bad spawns are impacting the fishing at the northern lakes, leading to proposed changes in limits.

Big-lake crappie struggles continue

June 8, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

While fishermen struggle to find keeper crappie at some of Mississippi’s historically slab-producing lakes, state wildlife officials are taking steps to promote good fishing. […]

Gil Woodis shows off a really nice Lake Washington slab crappie caught during a tournament a few years ago.

Good fishing partners are hard to find

June 8, 2015 Paul Johnson

I fish 10 to 12 tournaments a year, every year — and I’m here to tell you that good partners are hard to find.

Over the last 27 tournament seasons, I’ve had half a dozen “regular” fishing partners and another half dozen or so subs or guest partners. […]