Hello folks, this week we come at you from the frozen waters where we drilled some holes through the ice and gear up to catch those wonderful crappies. We bait up using live bait (minnows) and a ...

No matter if you called them crappie or calico bass, ice-off on Chautauqua Lake means it’s time to chase some of the tastiest fish Chautauqua Lake has to offer. Not only are they great table fare, but ...

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We hit the frozen waters of West Virginia in search of massive crappie slabs—and they did not disappoint! Every drop brought ...

Just like open water fishing, success on hard water requires using the right tools for the job. Dr. Jason Halfen No different than in open water, each trip on the ice is unique: we fish at different ...

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Crappies intrigue me. They also puzzle me. My obsession with this fish species dates back to my earliest days as an angler. As a 10-year-old, during a family vacation near Hayward, Wis., I could see ...

Dan Wielobob was feeling lucky the morning of Friday, Feb. 12. Wielobob and wife Cheryl were en route to their first COVID-19 vaccination shot at a clinic in Cortland, Ohio. Returning home to Conneaut ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Lizzy Pashinski, left, shows off the large mouth bass that won her the youth division title at the ...