Northern Crappie Views

Through out this past summer I have run into many fishermen who informed me that they would be getting back to crappie fishing in the fall when the crappies were biting. I found this statement rather profound because I'd been catching good sized slabs all summer, on weed lines. Most fishermen feel crappies are only catchable in the spring and fall, and don't realize that a crappie is a deep water fish. They only move to shallow water to feed and breed. Their real home is in deep water, which will very according to your location. This can be as deep as one hundred feet in the southern USA and rarely deeper than thirty feet in there northern ranges of the USA and Canada.

After they are done with their spring feeding binge and spawning , crappies head for open water. They locate on humps, drop-offs, flats, and weed lines, and any structure that offers protection and food. All these locations are great for attracting crappies, but my favorites are weeds and weed lines.

You may have read articles on summer crappie locations in other magazines and books, but I find many of these writings can be generalized and will not necessary equate to the waters you are fishing. If you fish in the northern USA and southern Canada, I know the tips I will share in this article will produce loads of crappies from June to late October.

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