Crappie With No Boat?

[jah]

Gentlemen-

I am a trout fisherman who hates the taste of trout. The streams may also be blown out this weekend, and I have been given a free pass by my wife to fish. I would love to catch a mess of crappie to filet for the family, but I have no boat nor any interest in renting a boat. Where is the best place I can go to catch a limit of decent sized crappie that I can filet? Jigs or minnows?

I live in the St. Louis area, so any lake in the area is fine for me. Thanks in advance for any and all help!!

Jim

[Chris Barclay]

If I were you, I'd go out to Busch to Lake 33 and rent a boat (only 5$). however with the weather we're scheduled to have this weekend it may be a bit dicey. You may do okay from the bank but it won't be quite as productive.

[snagged in outlet 3]

It can be difficult to catch crappie of decent size at Busch.

I'm usually tight lipped about fishing holes near the Lou but give this a try.

http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/applications/moatlas/AreaSummaryPage.aspx?txtAreaID=7901&txtAreaNm=&txtCounty=LINCOLN&txtRegion=&txtUserID=guest&txtDivision=

We used to regularly take limits of big crappies out of this slough. We always used minnows on a jig head. We would walk out on the downed trees and hang them minnows in the submerged branches out at the end of the tree.

I haven't been there since the 80's so it's not exactly current info but take it for what it's worth. Let us know how you make out.

Pete