Crappie/Bream Archives - Page 26 of 29

May 1, 2026

Hit the brush piles for Kerr Lake crappie

Keith Wray of Fish Doc Guide Service in Eden, N.C., spends about as much time planting brush piles in Kerr Lake as he does fishing for crappie. […]

Capt. David Hilton said anglers can sleep at little late and still catch plenty of Santee's crappie this time of year.

Top tips for cold weather crappie at Santee

Brian Cope

The crappie fishing is hot at Santee, and even during the coldest part of the day, anglers can catch plenty of slabs if they know what to look for and use the proper bait. […]

Don’t pass up the exciting winter action for crappie at Shearon Harris throughout December.

Have a slab-happy Harris holiday

Tony Garitta

When most fishermen recall the day when they first started crappie fishing, typically involve nostalgic boyhood tales of bobbing with minnows with family members at a local pond or lake. […]

Capt. Todd Vick shows off two crappie from a recent trip on the Waccamaw River.

How to catch more Waccamaw River crappie

Brian Cope

Anglers looking for some hot crappie fishing can find it on South Carolina’s Waccamaw River, and even though the fish are hungry and biting, this river is widely ignored by anglers who like to catch these paper-mouthed panfish. […]

Big crappie hang around deep flats and creek-channel edges, especially those with brush, as the water cools on Jordan Lake.

Tight-line Jordan slabs

Tony Garitta

Guide Freddie Sinclair said Jordan Lake once again ranks as one of the top crappie lakes in North Carolina, and the most-effective way to get in on the action in November is by tight-line fishing. […]

Plenty of big bream are swimming around the Santee Cooper lakes, ready to be caught by anglers who find brush piles in deeper water.

Deep Santee Cooper bream

Brian Cope

Bream aren’t often a primary target of anglers this time of year. And while it’s true that they aren’t as easy to find in November as they are in spring and summer, they are worth looking for — and not that difficult to locate as long as you know where to look. […]

Areas around creek mouths and bridges turn on for Jordan Lake crappie in October as the water temperature falls.

Jordan Lake’s fall crappie bite is heating up

Dusty Wilson

Come October, Jordan Lake crappie will get the much-needed cool down they’ve been waiting for, and that will lead to aggressive fish and happy anglers.

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Tight-line trolling from the bow (above) and long-line trolling from the stern both have specific applications for crappie fishermen.

Tight-line or long-line? What’s the difference?

Phillip Gentry

Newcomers to crappie fishing often hear about tight-lining and long-lining when crappie fishermen in the Carolinas discuss trolling techniques. […]

South Carolina’s Lake Secession and North Carolina’s Shearon Harris Lake are both sleeper picks for crappie fishing in the fall.

Fall Sleepers: Harris and Secession

Phillip Gentry

When asked to pick a sleeper lake for fall crappie in North Carolina, Ed Duke recommended Shearon Harris, just southeast of Jordan. Duke said the lake is not big by reservoir standards, around 4,000 acres, and it’s not really deep, which makes it easier to fish that other lakes. […]

Top picks for fall Carolina crappie

Phillip Gentry

Almost every angler who has ever set the hook on a crappie looks forward to the spring, but fall is also a top-notch season for catching slabs. […]