Since no one really wants to do the latter, we spoke with an expert crappie fishing guide to see how he keeps the rods bent during the toughest conditions on the ice. His tips and tricks can teach ...

Modesto Perez caught a good crappie from a southern Forest Preserves of Cook County lake to earn Fish of the Week.

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Not sure why, but crappie caught ice fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Ken “Husker” O’Malley sent ...

SLOW. Water normal stain; 48 degrees; 0.12 feet above pool. Very few anglers on the water due to the cold fronts. Expect the bite to continue to be ...

Crappie are slow in 20-25 feet of water ... Water temperatures have now begun to dip into the upper 50s. Fishing remains generally good, you just have to work around the shorter bite periods ...