I'm having visitors who would like to do some crappie fishing. Does anyone have a suggestion of a lake within an hour and half, of the west metro area? Looking for the potential of crappie 10+ inches.
Coon Lake in Anoka County has produced multiple state records, but not the current one.
Edit: It appears the report now is that while they are abundant, they are smaller than average at the moment.
I've never been able to catch crappies after mid May. What's the secret?
Waconia generally has a big population. They can skew smaller, but there are bigger ones too.
I haven't targeted them this time of year ever though so I can't help on where or what to use past that.
@bertogliat A $2,000 investment in forward facing sonar 😆
In mid-summer, I find them on the deep edge of long, underwater points that extend from shore. I've always had the best luck on reed points that give way to cabbage, which are more sandy by nature. Low light is key because that's when Crappies move in to feed. It's hard to catch them in full sun at noon.
I've seen Youtube videos where people troll for them with tiny crank baits etc. using snap-on line weights or jet divers. You can cover a lot of water when fish are dispersed at depth. If you nail one, you can circle back to spot lock or drift.
Well that's...... quite specific. No wonder they're difficult to catch in summer.