crappie fishing

[Mattman1092]

I'm heading down to do some crappie fishing. Anyone have any suggestions on where on where I can find them?

[fishinwrench]

Matt, they are right up on the banks in certain spots.

I can't explain what a "certain spot" is though, you just gotta go try awhile and you'll figure it out.

1/16 road runner with a 2" curly tail grub will do the trick. Or the same bait on a plain 1/16 jig head and 6# line.

[Mattman1092]

Thanks finishing buddy. I'll let you know how it goes.

[basscatfan]

Fished for crappie today. Put in at roach. Went up the little niangua first. Pretty slow for me. Water temp was 52. Went back out in the bug niangua and started catching fish in 10' brush piles.water temp was 54. Then ran up in the osage caught fish suspended 10' down over 25' water temp was 47. Ended up with 30 but had to work for them.

[fishinwrench]

My stepson and one of his friends walked the bank here in the Gravi and got 2 limits. About 10 of them were big fat females, which surprised me.

[Seth]

I managed 12 keepers and just as many shorts around the 55mm of the Osage arm yesterday evening. The docks were shallower than I had liked, but they still held a few fish. All but a couple were males. Had to be able to shoot the jig up under the docks pretty well or you didn't catch much. They wanted the slower fall of a 1/32oz head too. The water was 55 degrees with pretty good color to it.

[Mattman1092]

We had some slow going but caught a few keepers. I just had surgery on my back last week and am thinking the best spot for my recovery would be on my dock with a fishing pole.