Page 3 - Crappie NOW | March 2015

Opening Cast

Theres a groundhog
in serious need of
assassination. Thats just
EDITOR/ SR. WRITER my personal view and does
not reflect the opinion of this
magazine. At the time of this
writing here in southeast
WRITERS Missouri, we are receiving a
Darl Black late season, February blast.
Vic Attardo Bone-chilling wind, single
Jeff Samsel digit temperatures much
Keith Sutton below normal and they are
Ron Presley mixed with ice and snow. These are not welcomed. If
Vernon Summerlin eliminating a weather-predicting groundhog will solve
John Neporadny, Jr the problem...just a thought.
2015 should be a good year for crappie fishering.
Except for scattered problem lakes, most reports
include good crappie catches and predictions this
year. An early example is the quality, big fish being
caught right now in Florida.
The cover photo this issue is Stacy Pugh, who
loves field testing products for Stubby Steves although
her real job with them includes customer relations
and website design/maintenance. (stubbysteve.com).
The company is becoming more popular as a quality
attractant although its actually more of a fish food.
As a fisherman I like the rubbery characteristic that
makes it stays on the hook for a long, long time.
Articles this issue include details of the pre-
spawn, spawn and post-spawn periods. Whether you
live in the south, north or somewhere in between.
Each period is vastly different so we give tips and
© Copyright 2015 tactics for recognizing and fishing each one. We also
have other articles, tips and a special piece called
The Pole.
We take pride in offering what we believe is the
best crappie magazine available, we do it monthly,
and we do it for free. Thank you for reading and I
hope you have a great year of crappie fishing. Now,
if I can find the groundhog responsible for this heavy
snow and single-digit temps.
Crappie Calendar....30
Cover Photo: Good fishin & God Bless,
Crappie Clubs....32 Stubby Steves Stacy Pugh Tim Huffman, Editor
with a nice Pennsylvania
Tournament Results....33 crappie.

Photo Contest....36

3 Crappie NOW March 2015