Perspective mode allows you to search with a wide, flat view instead of the narrow beam that’s used in forward mode. It ...

Since the advent of modern forward-facing, real-time sonar, it’s pretty difficult to tell the difference between a bass ...

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.

My uncle Guy McClintock of Cherry Valley spent much of his life fishing for crappie. His fishing vessel was a 10-foot johnboat hand-crafted from cypress. His poles were hand-cut canes. Not ...

TRI-LAKES AREA — At most sporting-goods stores, you can buy all sorts of fancy fishing poles made from a variet y of modern manmade materials. Choose from boron, graphite, fiberglass or composites ; ...

NEW YORK — New York is home to both black crappie and white crappie, although black crappie are the predominant species throughout the state. Shortly after ice out crappie congregate in schools in ...

In Western New York, the end of the ice fishing season can feel a little bittersweet. The augers get put away, the shanties head back to the garage, and anglers start staring at open water like kids ...

The woods were just beginning to turn the pale shades of green that mark the early stages of spring. Elm and willows were ...

I started crappie fishing as a young kid, probably around 6 or 7 years old. My dad Roosevelt Williams was an older man when I was born, about 50. Being that age, he provided me with many stories about ...

WINDSOR | Mandarin’s Al Green looked at his boat’s sophisticated depth finder-plotter, and the GPS coordinates showed this mid-lake place was the spot to start our day of fishing. He turned on his bow ...