Fall crappie and ice fishing looking like a distant thought lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Most fishing at the lake is on the slow side ... Fish are scattered. Some crappie are holding tight to brush while others are roaming open water like it's still summer. Fish 12 to 35 feet deep. Black ...

Lakeside campgrounds are packed with families in the summer months when temperatures ... as a prime spot for sport fishing, including for largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish, catfish and walleye.

As the water temperature drops crappie begin to form large schools under and around the MarDon dock to gorge themselves on the minnows that have summered here. The MarDon Resort dock has been a ...