Crappie Archives - Page 24 of 27

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

Have a slab-happy Harris holiday

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. […]

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. […]

Guide Brad Taylor says falling water temperatures kick off a great crappie bite on Lake Murray in October and November.

It’s slab time on Murray

Pat Robertson

Fishing for crappie on South Carolina’s Lake Murray starts picking up in early October and gets better week by week through the fall until it peaks, usually around Thanksgiving, according to guide Brad Taylor. […]

Lake Marion’s Sparkleberry Swamp will hold plenty of crappie this month, with fish relating to flooded cypress trees.

Tree huggers now!

Brian Cope

Early September can be a bit like August, but the nights are cooler, and that brings water temperatures down in Santee Cooper’s Sparkleberry Swamp. […]

Wateree River slabs biting around current breaks

Brian Cope

The Wateree River has an undervalued population of slabs, but anglers who target them have plenty of success with these tips. […]

How to distinguish between black crappie and white crappie

Brian Cope

North and South Carolina both have black crappie and white crappie spread throughout their waterways, and both species tend to live in the same areas. […]

Using your depthfinder to locate baitfish in the same general area as crappie is a key to catching post-spawn fish.

Finding forage is a key to catching post-spawn crappie

Terry Madewell

One common denominator for South Carolina fishermen wanting to catch crappie during the post-spawn phase is forage. Crappies are going to be found in areas where food is nearby. […]

Long-line rigging is a key to crappie-trolling success

Terry Madewell

Guide Jerry Neeley said that productive trolling is not a random, haphazard method of fishing; it’s actually a very precise and well-planned tactic. […]