Crappie Report - 9.13.19

[shockley32]

Crappie fishing is excellent – not only quantity but quality!  The last two weeks I’ve been limiting out in a few hours or less.  Both arms of the lake are the same.  Here are the details:

Brush piles – crappie are congregating around brush piles on the flats and off the points of small creeks/coves.  Try piles in 15’ – 25’ of water, fish are generally 10’ – 15’ deep.  If you are not getting bit over the top of the brush look for the crappie suspending about a boat length away.

Standing timber – the fish are holding to the trees!  Try 15’ – 30’ of water and fish 8’ – 12’ deep.  I’m having tremendous success pitching a jig and letting it fall back by the tree.  Trees located along bluffs, flats and mouths of creeks are the best. 

Start with an Ascension crappie rod (excellent rods and great price at I AM Outdoors, Buffalo, MO), lined with Seaguar fluorocarbon and 1/8^th oz jig head.  The hottest color the past two weeks has been electric lime, although I’ve done very well on glow chart, toothpaste, shad and pink.  Crappie slammers jigs in Shimmer Stix, Lil Shad and Thinner Minner have been hot.  I’m currently testing a new prototype jig, nice shad shape, with excellent results – look for it on our shelf soon.

Good luck finding Limitville!

Brad

[Ranger520vx]

Nice report Brad. I've been finding pretty much the same thing on the brush piles.

[Gumboot]

Was really surprised how shallow we found the crappie this weekend.  Started out 8-10' on timber and kept getting bit 2-5' down, line would just lay on the water, pick it up and you have a fish.  Been using the slammer jigs Brad talked about.  They have a lot of scent and are pretty durable.  Electric lime was best this weekend.

Crappie are very healthy, even the 9-10" fish have shoulders, and shorts % way down.  Good to see after sorting through a lot of fish last couple of years.

Man those pelicans are big birds.

[shockley32]

The fall pattern is on!  I'll be posting a new fishing report soon, it's a lot of fun right now!  Recently I've had a lot of success on glow chart and toothpaste.

Brad