Crappies

[Wesley]

Anyone seeing any crappies. if so how deep?

THANKS

[binman]

I saw some the other day with my binoculars it seems they all ran away

[Bill Babler]

As Moderator of this forum, I would simply love to have a crappie expert get his or her bottom-line on this forum and try and help folks that wanted to catch a slab or two. For the most part hearing or finding out about slabs, is kind of like hens teeth. Maybe they are just none.

Really don't want to hear how you did last Spring, or how you are going to do next Spring. BUT! if you can catchem year round, please let us know how you do it. Not GPS cords. but stradgity, and what you look for.

I can catchem 365 24-7 on Lake O. This is not Lake O. Any help would be appreciated.

Where in the world do these rascules go in the Summer and Fall? I don't mean catchin 5 or 6,but how in the salakie world do you catch a limit other than in Jan- thru March?

Let us know.

BB

[Phil Lilley]

You might check out upper Bull Shoals... K Dock area.

[Bill Babler]

This is the Table Rock Forum. Bull Shoals is somewhere in the Ozarks, we what to know how to catchem here.

[Bird Watcher]

A guy who posts reports on another forum that shall remain nameless catches them all summer down there. He never catches numbers, but he catches a nice mess fairly often. Bandits and planer boards. A guy I work with catches them here and there by drifting tube jigs up James river on the pea gravel points. It sounds like TR crappie get scattered and suspended during the summer. 3rd or 4th hand, I know, but I've seen the pictures.

Another guy I work with said he had probably thirty last Friday down there at an unamed dock. He said they were stacked in under it. The only problem was 27 of them were between 9" and 10" and 3 were keepers over 10" That just tells me they are starting to relate more to structure and that the last two years of high water on TR probably did the spawn some good. I think it will get better for you guys the next couple of years.

Sorry, I know this is kind of discount information, but you were beggin Bill!

[Bill Babler]

That is good information. I also believe they don't school as much on the Rock as other ponds, as we catch scattered slabs on just about any structure, or even suspended on the points as you mentioned, but never really put together a pattern of quality numbers.

Again you next point on scattered docks, is also a good one.

Thanks we always appreciate it.

Gota go a fishin now.

[Fishrman]

Tried the fall thing last year. Right now with the weather changing you can find them shallow up the kings on laydowns. Could be up shallow on it or out on the end of it. Also, you can find them on trees on channel swings, a little deeper than in the spring. It is getting close to time to start hitting these areas to see if they have moved in. I know this is not a 365 deal, but with fall upon us, this should help. By the way, they will not be in every tree. Hope this helps.

[crappiefisherman]

Maybe you guys have hit on the pattern and dont know it.VERY seldom do you find large numbers of quality fish in one local.Seems crappie fishing might be a little more difficult then some belive.I use one lure , one line , one pole, but I take my time, enjoy the day, and dont get excited when I dont catch any.But when you catch them, be sure to remind yourself your not an expert, you just stumbled across one................................

[rangerman]

Pull small (2 1/2") pearl colored cranks on the outside channel bends along the bluffs over submerged standing timber. The James and Kings River arms are the best. You can usually get a limit of really good ones if you are persistant. They are usually hanging 18 foot deep or so. If you can find the fish in the timber on the bends and are unable to pull cranks, take a 3/8 ounce worm sinker, tie a barrel swivel with the weight above. Make a leader about 2 feet long and a 4 gold hook. Put on a minner and stay over the tree tops. Should work for ya'