The state of Kansas recently went fishing for answers as to whether a relatively new sonar technology enables casual anglers to catch crappie more easily. The groundbreaking experiment in late 2021 ...

To submit an item for the Outdoors calendar, contact The Topeka Capital-Journal by fax: (785) 295-1230 or email at [email protected]. View the complete calendar online. 28 — Catfish Chasers fishing ...

Bobby Parkhurst was fishing at a Kansas lake, unaware a fish that “loomed beneath the surface, ready to strike” was about to break a state record. That fish was an “enormous” white crappie — one so ...

Crappie fishing at the marina docks has picked up recently. Keepers (10 + inches) are being caught frequently. Target brush piles and structure in 20 feet of water. Jigs and smaller ice spoons are ...

When most people think of crappie fishing, they think of their favorite lake. When Shane Eustice thinks of summertime crappie fishing, he thinks of his favorite trees in the middle of his favorite ...

A fisherman who caught a huge white crappie that was approved as a state record by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks last April had his frozen trophy catch—and record—taken from him and he ...

A Kansas angler was recognized Tuesday for his recent catch of a massive white crappie that broke a 59-year-old state record. Bobby Parkhurst of Topeka reeled the 4.07-pound, 18-inch crappie from ...

Earlier this month an angler in Kansas railed against law enforcement officials for seizing his 2023 state-record crappie, claiming that he “caught the fish legally and honestly.” Now details of the ...

Here is the fishing report for lakes and reservoirs in the Kansas City area and regionally around Kansas and Missouri for April 15, 2020. ANNOUNCEMENT: The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) ...