Crappie

[trytofish]

coming to beaver in early april for striper fishing. have caught crappie in the past but did not specificaly fish for them. would like to know some places to go to get a couple of messes. will probably staying at ventris, would like a couple of areas relitively close. any help would be appreciated.

[Stump bumper]

All around the boat docks are not bad, but all the way up war eagle in the early spring is usually the best in the Spring, later in the summer the lighted area around horse shoe bend marina is a hot spot. It is hard on most days to put together a "mess" of 10in crappie on Beaver. On the North end of the lake it seems to be a run from brush pile to brush pile for one or two keepers each, something I have never done but have seen people doing it.

The trees at the mouth of Fords creek are good for holding crappie, I have found them there while bass fishing but not sure what time of the year that was, but a lot of standing timber along that creek so I am guessing they would spawn up the creek.