Crappies in the Spring

[STL FLY]

Hey Guys,

It's that time of the year!!! Are there any good places near St. Louis for crappie fishing? I don't own a boat, so would have to do it from the bank, also would love to try to catch'em on flies, what flies to use?. Any ideas...?

thanks

[kenjenmo]

There are some lakes at Busch Wildlife that have Crappie beds near the bank for bank fisherman. You might want to check at the office there for which lakes would be your best bet. If I remember correctly, it is most of the larger lakes in the back. You can rent boats there also for cheap, I believe they come with paddles but you can bring your own trolling motor and battery to use if you have them available. Good luck, let us know how you do if you decide to go out there.

[STL FLY]

Thanks Ken,

Went there yesterday after work, went to lake 21, cuz i heard there's trout in there. Fished from 4-5:30, caught small brown 11-12 inch, one small bass, no crappie. Had a great time...

Thanks again.

[Kicknbass]

Lake 33 is loaded w/ crappie. Mostly small ones though. When they start spawning you can catch hundreds.

[STL FLY]

Sweet, what type of fly do you use? Or do they just hit anything that moves.

I'll give it a shot next week.