4. Crappie
It has been said that if you know how to fish for perch, then you can use that knowledge to catch yourself some crappie. In fact,–like many different species of fish—these two species are very much alike in many ways, although you will find that many avid fishermen prefer fishing for crappie over perch. They’re not quite as feisty on the end of your line and their meat tends to keep better. You can fish for them in almost any lake or pond in the United States, and they have been so widely distributed that you can even find them in Canada and even over in Europe and Great Britain. And since they are so well-liked and highly invasive, they are exceedingly dispersed and tend to thrive in the new bodies of water they are introduced to. Crappies, that ranked fourth on our list of easiest fish to catch are also a schooling fish, so if you catch one, chances are you’ll start reeling ‘em in as fast as you can bait your hook and cast! But don’t be surprised if all of a sudden you reel in a different type of fish while catching crappies; they tend to school even with other species of panfish. And although they’ll go after pretty much anything a perch would, small jigs and minnows are some of the best artificial and live baits to catch them with.
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