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Crappie Fishing

Crappie Fishing

Crappie are actually a member of the sunfish family and can be found in all the continental states. They are known by many different names, typically based on geographic location. Paper mouth, goggleye, bridge perch and speckled perch, just to name a few.

Biologists categorize the many varieties of this specie into two main categories. Both have been introduced in many waters both north and south and they tend to adapt to most environments.

Black Crappie
Promoxis nigro-maculatus

The black crappie is darker, has seven or eight dorsal spines, has spotted sides and is typically found more in the northern states. The black prefers larger, deeper impoundments.

White Crappie
Promoxis annularis

The white crappie which is light in color, has six dorsal spines, has eight or nine vertical bands on its sides and is found primarily in the southern states and prefers quiet backwaters.

Both the black and white crappie grow to over five pounds while three quarters of a pound to a pound is more typical.

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 depths and you are likely to find crappie. At dawn you may find them close to the surface. As the sun hits the water they drop to 5 or 10 feet deep depending on water clarity. As the sun gets higher in the sky they may retreat to deeper water, 25 feet or more. As the sun begins to set they will move back up to the shallows and finish the day at the surface as dusk turns to darkness. Typically they return to deeper water for the night and may occasionally do some feeding during the dark hours.

Baits which imitate minnows, insects, worms or small crustaceans will attract crappie. The more aggressive the crappie are, the faster you can move the bait to cover more water.

Learning To Fish For Crappie

The purpose of the page is to provide specific detailed information about fishing for crappies. Find information on basic trends and seasonal patterns of both black and white crappie. Look here for tips, recommended tackle, techniques and more. We want to help you make your crappie fishing trips more successful. Use the navigation on the left to locate specific information about crappie fishing in your state.

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Crappie Fishing -
All About Fishing for Black or White Crappie.
 

 
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BLACK CRAPPIE
Black Crappie Picture
World Record Black Crappie

6 lbs - 0 oz
Preferred Water Temperature

66 - 76 Degrees
Preferred Habitat

Prefers deep impoundments with fairly clear to slightly stained water with brush or trees for cover.

WHITE CRAPPIE
White Crappie Picture
World Record White Crappie

5 lbs - 3 oz
Preferred Water Temperature

64 - 80 Degrees
Preferred Habitat

Prefers warmer, slightly stained to murky water with little or no current with brush or trees for cover.
 

Crappie Fishing Tip
by Jamie Trzecinski

Here's a tip for fishing in heavy brush. I use a small jig (Pink), minnow (crappie) and twister tail (white). After hooking the minnow (the twister tail is already on the jig), place the tip of the hook into the body of the twister tail. This helps keep the minnow on the hook and now the twister tail works as a weedless rig. With this presentation you can cast INTO the heavy brush. When the line hangs over limbs and other brush it's like vertical jigging.
When you begin retreiving for another cast, do it very slowly. The set-up, being weedless, allows you to get out of the thick stuff (where the fish are holding) without getting snagged. There will still be snags but this is a great way to get where the fish are and still get alot of the tackle back.

  

 

 
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