Crappie/Bream Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

January 20, 2021

Cold-weather crappie aren’t a bad idea

Plenty of anglers know they need to save plenty of January days to target crappie. Here are some places to go and tactics to use. […]

Christmas crappie: how the pros catch them

Kinny Haddox

Crappie tend to gather up in the deeper water in December. Three top pro teams share cold-weather trips for catching crappie. […]

Learn how to fish Mississippi flood-control lakes during drawdown conditions

Phillip Gentry

How to find and catch crappie when the water starts to disappear out of Mississippi’s flood-control lakes. […]

How to face-off with Mississippi’s fall crappie

Phillip Gentry

Learn where and why crappie move around in the fall, and you’ll put more slabs in the cooler this October. […]

Fall crappie: When one pole is enough

Phillip Gentry

A crappie’s fall habits and locations make vertical jigging with a single pole a great technique. These experts certainly think so. […]

A case for crappie stocking; North Carolina fishery rejuvenated

Hal Schramm

Stocking can help crappie populations with inconsistent year-class survival. A state agency restores a struggling fishery, answers a few questions. […]

How to catch summer crappie in Mississippi

Phillip Gentry

Guides, pros share their tactics for catching crappie when the temperature skyrockets and the fish change their haunts and habits. […]

Shoot docks for post-spawn crappie

Phillip Gentry

Boat docks are an often-overlooked form of cover for post-spawn crappie. This technique will help you get baits where the big ones hide. […]

Target beds for Mississippi bream

David Hawkins

June is a prime month to catch bedding bream across Mississippi. Though pedestrian by many measures, they are the fish that brings people together. […]