In river systems, crappie hold in slack water: eddies, pools, holes, lazing river bends, and current breaks behind jetties. Crappie are character-building fish. It may take you a while to figure ...

The rock dam looked ideal for crappie. It was in a chute just north of the Mississippi River bridge on the Illinois side of the river. Armed with Missouri and Illinois fishing licenses, we quietly ...

Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O’ the Pines Crappie Fishing. Bass are good on topwaters in the grass on the edge of the river. Bass are good out to 12 feet of water using flukes, chatterbaits ...

Fishing for crappie off the old White River bridge has also been productive. Bella Vista. Hook, Line and Sinker in Bella Vista recommends using jerk baits at any Bella Vista lake to catch black bass.

Beaver Lake. Fish for crappie near any timber or brush, but the largest crappie are suspended over flats. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing along flats adjacent to the main river channel.