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Open water crappie or structure crappie

 Crappie forage is the most important factor in whether crappie will be located in open water or structure.  Crappie are a amazing and adaptable species of fish and they go by many different names such as calico bass, speckled bass, speckled perch, white perch, pole crappie, and papermouth. What The white perch has to eat within close proximity will dictate the pole crappie location in lakes, reservoirs, rivers and ponds.

 In southern waters and Midwest waters adult papermouth will feed on shad,shiners,crappie minnows,fathead minnows,zooplankton,insects, and small crayfish. The paper mouth location will be dependant on which of these forage fish, insects,or small crustaceans are most abundant at a particular period of the year. The papermouth behavior will be influenced by local conditions such as long – term weather, geography, and fishery management.

  To catch crappie in these areas you want to use crappie baits that either imitate or a close match to the natural forage that the papermouth are eating at the time. For example if there was a new hatch of insect larva noticeable in the water then it’s a good bet you could catch crappie using crappie flies that look like the type of insect larva that is swimming in the water. You could also use very small crappie jigs with soft plastics that resemble the larva. Or if the larva are big enough you could catch some live and use them as live crappie bait.

 One very important factor in crappie fishing is understanding how crappie suspend. The pole crappie will typically be suspended at a certain depth no mater if you fish in open water or confined open water. If you understand how they suspend you will catch more crappie. Some popular crappie jigs such as the gum drop tube, micro jelly jig, bailey’s Crappie Magnet, Micromini Jig, and the Mizmo Mini Tube work great to catch most suspended crappie. The more you can learn about a particular crappie fishing hole you frequent, or when you plan your next crappie fishing trip to a crappie fishing Mecca, will make your crappie fishing more successful. Understanding how crappie suspend where ever you plan to go fishing will make you a more successful crappie angler.

Well this ends my article on suspended crappie. If you stay persistant and learn as much as you can about the crappie species you can become a advanced crappie fisherman.

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Catching crappie in hill land reservoirs

Hill land reservoirs much like flatland reservoirs hold large populations of crappie any trophy crappie will be there for the taking. Crappies have some amazing names that local fisherman have given them over the years such as calico bass, speckled bass, speckled perch, white perch, pole crappie, strawberry bass, and paper mouth.

 Hill land reservoirs have many fingers and branches that originate from the main basin of the original river channel. These reservoirs are much deeper that flatland reservoirs but they are not as wide because these reservoirs are constricted by the adjoining hills. The main creek or river channel will not be located close to shore. Use your depth finder , a good topographical map to find the orginal channel, then record the gps coordinates for future use. The creek arms are full of sunken timber are speckled bass magnets.The water color in these waters can range from clear to a greenish tinge to even stained. The color can vary on the season of the year. Because rainfalls in the spring will turn the water color murky.

Catching crappie in these lakes can be easier if you know where to go. The  papermouth in these reservoirs will migrate to new locations with the change of seasons. Crappie food will include small gizzard shad (in some reservoirs), small threadfin shad (in some reservoirs),crappie minnows,shiners, and insects. Crappie jigs with plastic grubs, or plastic tubes and tipped with wax worms will work fine for crappie bait when you fish near submerged timber areas in the creak arms. You can also catch crappie in the original creek channel using crappie live baits such as small gizzard shad, threadfin shad, crappie minnows, shiners, or small crayfish. You will want to use multiple crappie rods rigged with various crappie baits fished at different depths. Once you start to catch crappie anchor off and reset all your crappie poles to the depth and the bait you caught your first speckled perch. You can also use ultra light crappie crank baits trolled or casted casted along the edge of structure such as sunken timber or drop offs.

Durring the spring and summer large crappies will follow shad schools and feed almost entirely of fresh shad as their diet. If you you can find the shad schools you can have great success catching crappie. Some of the most popular crappie jigs you use are Gum Drop Tubes,Micro Jelly Jig,Bailey’s Crappie Magnet,Micromini Jig, and Mizmo Mini Tube.

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 In low – land reservoirs you can go crappie fishing much like in natural lakes. Crappie will be called such names by the locals such as calico bass, speckled perch, speckled bass, white perch, pole crappie, strawberry bass, and papermouth. Low land reservoirs will hold good populations of calico bass. You will be able to catch crappie with traditional crappie baits in these reservoirs.

 Low land reservoirs are th shallowest of the impoundment reservoirs. Many times these reservoirs are no more then 15 foot in depth. The deepest part of low land reservoirs will be the old river channel close to the dam area. Low land reservoirs will have vast flats with timber and thick vegetation ideal habit for papermouthThere is little current in these reservoirs so your crappie fishing patterns will be similar to those you use in a natural lake. For example in a natural lake that is fairly clear water with an abundance of weed vegetation you would concentrate crappie fishing along the edges using various crappie baits like crappie jigs and plastic grubs tipped with wax worms or livebaits such as crappie minnows, flathead minnows, shiners or small crayfish. In low land reservoirs that are clear with abundant vegetation you would follow the same pattern.

 You will locate pole crappie by fishing the edges of weed beds and submerged brush (just like my example above). You will also find paper mouth in the old creek channel or river bed. You will also be ale to catch crappie in large flats where there are roaming calico bass by drifting. Many times you will also find  white perch in the wide inlet areas of the reservoir.

 Low land reservoirs will also have many shallow bays and low  islands that are crappie magnets that are great locations for catching crappie. You can drift these areas with your crappie rods set at deferent depths with a combination of crappie rods set up with a crappie jig and a plastic grub tipped with wax worms and also crappie live bait such as crappie minnows or shiners.

You can also go crappie fishing by drifting or trolling points that have a hard bottom. These areas will normally hold roaming pole crappie. You can sometimes catch crappie using submerged crappie crank baits and this is an excellent crappie fishing technique to find what depth the calico bass are located.

 Just a note of reference, the old main river or channel will seldom be close to the shore line. This area  is always a hotspot for paper mouth. A good way to locate the old channel is using a topographical map in combination with a GPS and good fishing finder.

 If you target submerged structure along the edges of the old channel you can catch crappie.  You can use a re variety of different crappie baits that will allow you to fish very close to the old river channels edge and drop your bait into the drop off. This is an excellent technique to catch crappie that are suspended there

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Flatland reservoirs water impoundments are a Mecca for catching crappie and just about any crappie baits will work if you know where to look. Crappies are often mentioned by local fisherman with names like calico bass, speckled perch, speckled bass, white perch, pole crappie, and papermouth. Many of the most famous crappie lakes such as Barkley Lake, Kentucky Lake, and Santee-Cooper are flatland reservoirs. These bodies of water all have shallow basins that extend from the main river channel and they slowly move through farmland and low hills. These lakes also include arms that are former tributary creeks, that are fed only in the spring.

 Flatland reservoirs are crappie hotspots because they are fertile, offer abundant vegetation which can cover 50% surface area. You will want to go crappie fishing on the edge of weeds, along flooded timber areas, brushy banks, and stumps.

 In murky flatland reservoirs you can catch crappie in the brush and stump areas using crappie fishing jigs with plastic grubs, and plastic tubes tipped with wax worms. Some of the most popular crappie jigs plastics include Northland’s gum drop tube, Turner Jones micro jelly jig, Bailey’s crappie magnet, Turner Jones micromini jig, Southern Pro umbrella tube, Mizmo mini tube, Mizmo earth-tone tube (Mini Thunder Rattle) Berkley power micro tube, and Turner Jones micro shrimp. You can also use crappie live baits such as crappie minnows, flathead minnows, shiners, shad, leeches, earthworms, chubs,  crayfish, herring, and alewives. You will also find speckled perch in the old river channel. You will want to fish the ledges where the edge of the channel is located. You may have some good luck with crappie jigs such as Northland’s gum drop tube, Turner Jones micro jelly jig, Bailey’s crappie magnet, Turner Jones micromini jig, Southern Pro umbrella tube, Mizmo mini tube, Mizmo earth-tone tube (Mini Thunder Rattle) Berkley power micro tube, and Turner Jones micro shrimp tipprd with live baits here. You could also use crappie crank baits trolled along the edge of the ledge where the drop off is located. Some old reliable crappie lure baits that have proven the test of time are Rapala, Blue Fox, Bill Lewis (Rat-L-Trap), Storm, Rebel, and Lindy – Little Joe.

 The crappie food base in flatland reservoirs is exceptionally abundant and all these areas hold large populations of  calico bass. Flatland reserevoirs will many times have a good population of trophy crappie because of the abundence of crappie food. Well that concludes our article about flatland reservoirs.

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The  crappies can adapt and live in just about any type of lake and they go by names throughout the country such as calico bass, speckled perch,speckled bass,white perch , pole crappie, strawberry bass, and paper mouth. During the summer peak period the papermouth food chain is at it’s peak and the  papermouth metabolism has reached it’s peak. The transition from the cold water period  to the warm water period is complete. Hatching insects have left millions of husks on the surface. Rooted aquatic plants have reached the surface and they have begun to bend forward and provide excellent cover for the pole crappie food chain is at it’s peak and the  paper mouth.

 The crappie food chain is at it’s peak and the  speckled perch is very predicable during the peak summer period because the will move far as long as their food source remains plentiful. You can catch crappie during this period with crappie fishing jigs tipped with a variety of soft plastic grubs, or crappie live bait such as crappie minnows,shiners,fathead minnows,small crayfish,small shad,wax worms, and even mussel meat.

 In Natural lakes deep weeds will form distinct edges and calico bass food chain is at it’s peak and the  speckled perch will roam here all summer long. If go crappie fishing along these edges using a slip bobber fishing rig with a variety of crappie baits such as a crappie fishing jig tipped with a plastic grub and a wax worm, a crappie jig tipped with a large fat shiner or a fathead minnow, or use a crappie hook tipped with a small crayfish as crappie live bait. You will  need to adjust the depth of your slip bobber until you start catching crappie.

 In large reservoirs white perch food chain is at it’s peak and the  paper mouth follow the large shad schools gorging on them all summer long. Catching crappie during the peak summer period on these waters could not be easier as long as you find the shad schools.  You can go bait fishing for crappie near the shad schools by crappie

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