Wiley whitebeard angler, Bob Rustowicz, shares some of his catch from a recent trip to Chautauqua Lake where the crappie have started their spring feeding ritual. Submitted photo One nice thing about ...

Crews will sink more than 5,000 tons of construction material from a spillway project into Lake Wateree -- for sport. Specifically, sport fish like largemouth and striped bass. The South Carolina ...

Spring crappie fishing is excellent this year in the bays of picturesque Chautauqua Lake. Veteran angler Bob Rustowicz says, “Be sure to dress warm.” Submitted photo For many years, after the ice ...

Every crappie angler loves the spring. All across the country crappies go through their spawn-season progression at various times depending on region. And during certain parts of the spawn, crappies ...

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Fishermen on Lake Wateree might soon be reeling in more fish, thanks to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Duke Energy’s partnership to enhance fish habitats ...

Find and catch early-season crappie with this step-by-step guide to targeting spawning slabs from ice-out through spawn. In regions that receive ice cover, crappies spend the winter suspended over ...

Anglers who've been fishing most of their lives sometimes learn a lesson. Mike McBride hadn't made more than four casts when a crappie the size of a dinner plate nailed his small jig. His first fish ...

Where Do Crappies Go After Ice-Out? In regions that receive ice cover, crappies spend the winter suspended over deep holes because oxygen levels in the shallows are depleted. But as ice melts, oxygen ...