Veteran crappie angler Jeff Williams said during the springtime across the Upstate of South Carolina, everyone is a crappie fisherman. However, when the excitement of the spawn wears off and the summer has come and gone, other pursuits like deer hunting and college football take over the calendars of a lot of outdoors-oriented folks, leaving crappie fishing a distant memory.

That’s OK with Williams because he finds that crappie fishing is actually easier during the fall and the fish are just as willing as they are in the springtime.

“Crappie are ferocious this time of year,” said Williams, who competes in a number of national crappie fishing tournaments each year. “If you know where they like to hang out, you don’t have to move much, and you can fill the live well in a hurry.”

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