River backwaters offer safer ice and predictable winter crappie habitat. Here’s how learning to fish slack water changed my ice season.

Fishing duo Cole and Jay witness slab crappie going absolutely crazy.

Fishing duo Cole & Jay catch slab crappie against a giant spillway and teach vertical fishing.

For crappie, look for the deep, off shore brush tops in 10 – 20 ft. of water to hold fish. Hair jigs and/or minnows will both produce some bites, but one may out produce the other on any given day, ...