They report that they fish some farm ponds and sandpit lakes in the area, which also produce some good crappie action. Richard Dunn, a 77-year-old fisherman from Beatrice, might be referred to as the modern eraâs Compleat Angler, probing watershed ponds in Gage and Pawnee counties for crappie and bass, and going after a variety of fish in Canada, Alaska and Baja, as well as Texas and Arizona. His best crappie, which was on the Master Angler list, is a 3-pound 18-incher that he caught last year from a sandpit lake near Blue Springs. Within the past couple of years I have been finding it kinda tough to stay with the trolling motor on my boat — I find I enjoy just sitting in it and fishing for crappie and catfish. read more

