Ice and snow may come and go, but spring is the promise nature never fails to fulfill. People who love to fish are biding their time in this “tweener” season as winter fights to maintain its frigid ...

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, the put up a good fight, and they can grow to impressive sizes. If ...

The first fish I ever caught on an artificial lure was a crappie. It hit a Hildebrandt black and yellow spinner bait cast from a green metal Johnson Century reel mounted on a solid fiberglass rod with ...

The parade of spawning fish gets started in late February with walleye. March starts the white bass spawn. Come April and into May, it's crappie that grab the fishing spotlight. Anglers start beating ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Patience, persistence and presentation are three key elements to fishing success. A proper presentation puts the right bait in ...

I’M JACK KEENAN GREG WAGNER. WE’VE GOT WARMER WEATHER ROLLING AROUND THANKFULLY. LOOK AT YOU. BUSY FISHING RIGHT NOW. THE MISSION IS FISHING. I LOVE THAT WE ARE HEADING TO THE LAKE. SO THIS GREAT ...

Jerry Porter and pals Ron and Rodney Shelton were having a banner morning of spring-spawning crappie action on 1,000-acre East Lynn Lake on May 6. It was only 9 a.m. when Porter hooked a fish bigger ...