Crappie trolling

[DADAKOTA]

Did the crappie trolling bite ever pick up?  Pulled cranks the week after Memorial day and did not do to well.  Thinking of heading down this weekend.

[LoweSTX175]

I had brief success on the second weekend in June earlier in the mornings (6:30) trolling cranks.  Seemed like they would shut down completely by 8:30 each day when the sun was starting to shine.  I haven't been back since.  They were suspended in 35-40 foot of water out in the open.  So I'm not really sure how they are doing right now.

[PHhunter]

I trolled some yesterday. Zero luck. But I am not very good at it. I will say the big bluegill are biting and a person can catch a lot of those if you want.

[top_dollar]

I went a few weeks ago and also struggled when I expected to be catching em...I was pulling flicker shads in spawning coves 15-17ft down.  Only caught 10 keepers and 4 keeper walleye in 2 days.  

[top_dollar]

Walleye were biting good on jigs and crawlers on the main lake for what it's worth.

[dan hufferd]

Crappie trolling is not as good as it was last year. I have about quit trolling for anything. If the wind kicks up it might get good??

[nomolites]

This time of year I look for clouds of suspended fry - the crappie will be there.  I was on LOZ Satirday just test running things after PMing them and trolling conditions with clouds of fry looked awesome although I did not have time to try it.  On my 'Bird fry look turbulence with some form to it and will have a few larger crappie returns nearby - usually near the thermocline this late if there is one.  Get a bright crank bait to that depth at 1.7 mph and you should catch some fatties.  Agree though that this year has been a bit off - I usually see what I was seeing Saturday in late May/early June.

Mike

[Old plug]

The under light bite was very hot on LOZ this past weekend between 1-4 AM 

 

 

[fishinwrench]

I caught a big ol'slab this evening while cranking a 12' brushpile for bass.

How big?   Big enough to completely engulf a DD-22!  

[DADAKOTA]

21 hours ago, top_dollar said:

Walleye were biting good on jigs and crawlers on the main lake for what it's worth.

Played the bottom bouncer with a slow death rig last weekend.  Very slow.  Only managed 3 keepers.  Spent 1 morning in the State Park area and one around Hartley.  The walleye I caught were all in 20 feet of water.  Guess I should have tried a jig and crawler.  Remember to open your box of crawlers before buying them.  My wife picked up 2 boxes for me at Caseys.  When I opened one of them the crawlers were dead.