River backwaters offer safe ice and predictable winter habitat. Learn how to locate, fish, and stay safe while ice fishing for slab crappies.

Fishing duo Cole and Jay night fish deep in the swamp for crappie and catfish.

Fishing duo Cole & Jay are interrupted by a snake bite while night fishing for slab crappie.

NEW YORK — New York is home to both black crappie and white crappie, although black crappie are the predominant species throughout the state. Shortly after ice out crappie congregate in schools in ...

Crappie fishing is a signal spring is upon us. When “slabs," as big crappie are called, are found close to shore, you should also expect turkeys gobbling and morel mushrooms popping. I’ve often said ...

Jon Conklin, fishing guide from Goshen, said brood minnows or live shad are the best baits. Stripers are scattered on the northern one-third of the lake from Point 9 to Beaver Dam. Locate schools of ...

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Sep. 23—As summer fades into the crisp embrace of autumn, anglers across the region eagerly prepare for one of the most rewarding fishing seasons of the year. At Pymatuning Lake, a renowned fishing ...