Crappie Report 5/5

[Bitethis]

Put in at Aldrich around 2pm (after fishing Pomme from 10a-1pm with only 3 crappie to show for it). Went to my usual spot and fished until 745pm. Boated over 60 crappie, only 20 keepers (2 of us fishing. Most of them were Black Crappie, and most of them males. Most of them were 9", too. Was killing me. The bite was solid, water was 63-64 and stained with about 2' visibility.Wind couldn't have been blowing more than 2mph (Wierd for stockton!) We caught them all sitting in 20 FOW casting right at the bank, and slowly bringing it back allowing it to fall with the decline of the bank. We were using 2.75" pearl swimming minnows on 1/8oz chartruese jig head. Although the bite was solid, we did have to let them tap it, then chomp it. We would stop reeling on the tap, wait a second to feel another tug them lightly set. If we tried to set on first tap, came unbottoned every time. Was odd. We found them on chunck rock, pea gravel, and mud. Was a really great day to be on the water!

[dennis boatman]

As far as Crappie go, I have caught none...I fish the lower lake usually putting in at Hartley Boat Ramp. I caught one last year. In years past this part of the lake has been good for Crappie. However, the Walleye bite has been very good, as it was last year...

[murphdog]

Thanks for a great report!