Hello folks! This week we come at you from the shallow waters and in a small 12' boat, as we gear up with bobbers and some live minnows to fish for huge crappies! Antonio, Claudio, and I consistently ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay watch the Slab Queen dominate the water, using specialized bobbers to smoke huge crappie in rapid succession.

Learn when crappie spawn, where to find them, and the best lures to use. Here's what you need to know to catch spring crappie.

With ice melting and waters warming in central Ohio as the first official day of Spring approaches on March 20, anglers are gearing up for fast-action fishing. Spring is the perfect time to grab a rod ...

Maligned by experts, the lowly bobber is the symbol of amateur anglers across the land. That representation is unfair. A bobber is a device that alerts an angler that a fish has taken his bait. It ...

Fishing in the brunt of winter weather may not be for the faint of heart. But for those who endure the conditions, there is still a payoff to be had. Specifically on Boone Lake, there are continued ...

I love catching crappies. Most of my crappie fishing comes in spring and summer. During spring, nothing beats watching a slip bobber slowly descend when a hungry shallow water slab inhales a small jig ...

Cool mornings followed by Indian summer afternoons mark the arrival of my favorite time of year to fish. Even though there are competing interests with a plethora of hunting opportunities, fishing in ...

Channel catfish, fair. Try fishing around brush piles. Flathead catfish, fair. Try fishing around brush piles. Sauger, slow. Try fishing sand bars with rock patches. Walleye, slow. Try fishing rock ...

Unlike the previous brushpiles I had fished, ones found in 15-20 feet of water, this one was in a depth of 11 feet, with branches extended nearly to the surface. I picked up a rod rigged with a slip ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

A fisherman prepares a lure before casting at one of Iowa’s many state parks. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette) Buy Photo Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may ...