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4 Tactics for Summer-to-Fall Transition Crappie

What's the toughest time of year to catch crappie? Survey your buddies who fish year-round and chances are good you'll find them in total agreement: finding and catching America's favorite panfish is most difficult during the summer-to-fall transition period.  

Ways and Means for Fall Crappie Fishing

Autumn fishing frustrates many crappie anglers. During fall, America's favorite panfish often are scattered and hard to find. Crappie may be deep one day, shallow the next and suspended at mid-depths the next. Fish may feed ravenously in the morning and get a bad case of lockjaw in the afternoon.  

Spider Rigging for Crappie

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Crappie Fishing During Spring's Spawn

The rising sun shines brightly through the cypress trees as my son Josh and I slide a jon boat into the oxbow lake. I paddle the boat across the lake while Josh ties a jig to the line on a long pole and slides into his waders. The boat serves merely to transport us from the ramp to shallows on the oxbow's far side. Today, we'll be wade fishing.