Night Crappie Fishing June, July, August

[Nitro2014]

Haven't night fished Stockton since 2015.  Nothing like being out on the lake under the stars when the wind dies down.  Maybe this was just me, but between the years of 2012-2015, all I caught were a ton of  9.5"-9.75" shorts.  Tried different colors of lights, various structures, different presentations and have fished all hours on the night; yet all yielded the same results.  I kept thinking that these things would HAVE to grow up and be keeping size the next year.  Never happen.  Maybe by now these fish are 16-17" monsters!  Who has been catching the fish I have fed all my minnows to over the years?!

[vonreed]

Yeah they sure seem to disappear around the 10 inch mark sometimes.  But think about all those walleye you probably caught while crappie fishing.

[terryj1024]

Went night fishing right before all the rain hit had a good night had a limit of crappie and walleye. You're right there were several years there were it seem like a lot of fish or just shorts. Haven't been lately because of the high water looking forward to getting back at it though.

[MoCarp]

On 5/27/2017 at 8:08 PM, vonreed said:

Yeah they sure seem to disappear around the 10 inch mark sometimes.  

yeah into someones live well.....

[Nitro2014]

Great job on the limit of crappie!  I don't ever recall catching any walleye at nighttime, so am excited to hear that you guys are getting those too.  Have caught several whites and occasionally a channel cat.  Have had a rod and reel ripped off the boat right between my legs. Happen so quickly I didn't hardly even react lol.   If any one out there catches a fish with a Shakespeare ugly stick ultra light rod with a Pflueger trion reel attached to the other end of the line, please return it along with the fish.  😫