The jury is still out on whether John Foster’s 4-plus-pound crappie will remain an Iowa record. Foster caught the fish on Sept. 23, and officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources ...

Pools 9-11: Bluegill and crappie fishing are good in the flooded tree lines on minnows and worms floated along the trees. Freshwater drum fishing is excellent along the main channel borders and some ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said they are testing to determine if this is a hybrid between a black and white crappie. Photo by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources An Iowa fisherman’s ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...

Storm Lake (Buena Vista): Walleye fishing is very good using twisters along the shoreline. Black Hawk Lake (Sac): Yellow bass are starting to bit on crappie jigs. Fishing is good for channel catfish ...