Walt Cunningham of Birmingham didn’t need very long to hook and catch five crappie within casting range of Logan Martin Lake.

Wind Creek State Park encompasses 1,445 acres that hugs the shoreline of beautiful Lake Martin making the park an angler's paradise. Crappie, bluegill and striped bass are just a few of the species ...

Chasing summer time crappie can be one of the best bites of the year! / Kaleb Brown Chasing crappies is one of my favorite things to do. Crappie are abundant in lakes all over the country, aggressive ...

Readers might wonder what the most popular fish in Ohio might be. For some that fish is the largemouth bass, and for others, it might be Lake Erie walleye or a morning of perch jerking. But when late ...

What began as a part-time gig to help him enter crappie tournaments has blossomed into a full-time career for one area angler. “Crappie” Chatt Martin, of Lawrence, said he began subsidizing his ...

Every serious fisherman in Ohio, and some that aren’t, knows about crappie. They know that this beautiful black and silver fish is fine eating, and they know exactly how to catch some. So, every ...

HASTY — At 38,000 acre feet and dropping, it is difficult to view John Martin Reservoir with an optimist’s perspective of “half full.” The 2½-mile dam that creates the prairie reservoir was built to ...