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Crappie Fishing
For Richard Saunders, any time he can be on the water is the best time to be crappie fishing on Sinclair, but through the winter months, while he is trolling heavy jigs in deep water, he is thinking about March, when the water temperatures begin to rise and the crappie move shallow. His favorite way…
For crappie fishermen there isn’t a much better time of year than spring. In our Georgia lakes these prolific fish congregate in large schools and migrate to the shallows looking for a place to spawn. Even though it is not technically spring yet, the action is already beginning to improve over the deep winter doldrums.…
For catching plenty of crappie at Lake West Point, Yellowjacket Creek is all you need to know, says Jeff Key. Jeff, who travels regularly from his home in Milner to the lake, says he concentrates on one stretch of Yellowjacket no matter what the sea- son. The areas he fishes change little. From February through…
On a blustery Friday, January 19, with the water stained red following a recent downpour, it was a testament to Stewart Wright’s know-how that we were able to put more than 40 crappie in the boat. And — as I was informed by another angler with only one fish in the livewell at the boat…
It looked like we were going to be lucky. There was a late fall cold front approaching and the weather forecast called for rain and gusty winds. We could deal with the rain, but the winds, if they came up, would shut us down in a hurry. “The approaching front could turn the bite on,”…
October is a fantastic time to fish for crappie on a Georgia reservoir for several reasons. With the ranks of fishermen thinned by the call of deer stands, and with the last of the skiers and summer pleasure boaters gone for the season, a die-hard crappie angler will find plenty of uncontested water waiting for…
Fishing guide Bobby Wilson has often told me that crappie fishing was hot on West Point, even when most anglers aren’t targeting the species. See, crappie fishing is a popular activity in the late winter and early spring, when giant numbers of the fish are moving from deep to shallow to spawn. But when the…
As the boat glided to a stop, Larry Kennedy started setting rods in the rod holders near the bow. “You can put those four in the holders on the stern,” he said as he pointed to lightweight spinning rods near the rear seat. “We’ll start out trolling first and see if we can pick up…
If you think crappie fishing is a matter of dragging dozens of jigs behind a boat on a spider rig or drowning minnows straight under the boat, you will be surprised at the fast action and fun of shooting docks. May is a good month to land a mess of crappie to eat, and Lake…
Few people have the reputation for their ability to catch fish that William Sasser has for catching crappie on Clarks Hill. Year round, William can catch fish. You may have seen him recently on the UPN fishing show, “Fishing with Ralph Barbee.” The trip took place on Valentines Day, when William says the fishing hadn’t…
Crappie Recipes
What you’ll need:1 shaker of Tony Chachere’s cajun seasoning1 package of dried Italian dressing powder mixRitz cheddar cheese crackerspaprikablack pepperolive oilbutter After scaling the crappie, fillet them, but leave the skin on. Place the fillets skin down on a pyrex pan brushed with olive oil. Butter the fillets before sprinkling with black pepper, the cajun…