Crappie Spring Fishing Tip

Crappie Spring Fishing Tip

Tommy Allen
Tommy Allen
Well, it's that time of year again. Spring Crappie fishing time. I thought we would go to our previous sportsman spotlight host David Sparks to see what he knows about crappie fishing. Sparks, "You know up here in the Northwest we talk so much about fly fishing for steelhead, rainbows, cutthroat, brown's. But what about crappie fishing? As most of you know crappie are school fish and can be caught by still fishing, casting, trolling or drifting. Spring is the best time to catch crappie as they are involved in their spawning runs. They love cover, so locate brush, stumps or artificial cover at appropriate debts and you are likely to find crappie. They are found primarily in lakes although once in a while they'll make their way into small creeks. Use live bait, a crappie jig or a small crappie lure. As the sun hits the water they dropped to 5 or 10 feet deep depending on water clarity and as the sun gets higher they may retreat to deeper water." David, with that information on hand I thought we would go to Keith McDowell Sportsman's Warehouse Fishing department manager for some Crappie tips. McDowell, "spring fishing tips, so here is my tip. As soon as it hits about 49° to 52°, start looking for crappie to move into the shallows of your lakes. About three or four nice days in a row.
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