Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

The air may still be a bit chilly, but the fishing has been hot so far this spring. Recently I got a chance to do some dock fishing and decided to try out some new jig heads that I ordered online. The ...

The button willows we were fishing were thick enough to hide a hunter-orange hippo, but on the edge in open water, another fisherman somehow managed to see us. “Hey! Y’all need some help?” he called.

For Midwest Finesse fishing enthusiasts, one name typically stands out among the most influential — Ned Kehde. The renowned outdoors writer and angler from Lawrence is the namesake of the Ned Rig, a ...

The button willows we were fishing were thick enough to hide a hunter-orange hippo, but on the edge in open water, another fisherman somehow managed to see us. “Hey! Y’all need some help?” he called.