Crappie Report From Bank For Aldrich/high Point Area 3/30-3/31

[crappiequeen]

Went fishing SAT/30th at dawn. Bobber hit the water with a minnow and under instantly. 3 feet down, about 6 feet from the bank. very slow but hard bites. all keepers only 1 thrown back. 5 males and 2 females.eggs are full and streaked but not bloody yet. 4 hours of fishing time produced 7 keepers. nothing over 12 inches . big ones are not up yet. males are not cleaning nests yet either.. tails are full and pretty. not torn up from cleaning.

SUN 3/31 went again at dawn. was still dark when Bobber hit the water with minnows! SUPER SLOW.Super light bite, most would spit out at bank and get away... so light bite you sometimes did not know a fish was on... The fish were farther out about 20 feet from bank and 6-7 foot deep. caught 10 nice males! in a 5 hour period...no females. all were keepers but nothing over 13 inches. All are good fish but the BIG SLABS are not up yet.... do they know something about the weather we don't? Again.... they are not even cleaning nests yet. the tails are to nice and no signs of fighting on any of the males...a total of 4 trips and we got 30 fish between 2 of us... not super good action yet..maybe soon it will turn on!

[Phil Lilley]

I see you fry your crappie whole. I have a gentleman from Louisiana that works for me - that's the only way he eats them.

[crappiequeen]

yep. i do not fillet my crappie. i split them in half on the bone. the taste is so much better and you get more meat..

[jovush]

I'm orginally from Louisanna and was told "The meat tastes best close to the bone".