Hey, how do I catch Crappie in fall/winter?

[justletmein]

So we hunt Amistad quite often, usually stay up drinking all night burning deadfall in the campfire and sleep in instead of hunting mornings. One of us always has a boat, sure would love to run out and catch some Crappie for a good shore lunch before heading out for an evening hunt. I've got some light fishing gear and lots of "Crappie stuff" just don't know how to find them and always end up catching Bass.

[Low Fence]

It’s a common misconception that it’s illegal to eat bass. I’ll eat em over a scavenger catfish

For crappie..... ask slew

[justletmein]

Oh I've eaten them and they taste fine but I have an itch for a pile of Crappie. I can't say that I've ever caught one before honestly so also need to pencil that off the list.

[mikerosa]

I catch them in Florida. Small chartreuse jig near or around some structure. Not very hard to catch. When you get bit, in winter, normally your in a pod of them. Slabs and cornbread are Florida staples in the winter months like right now.


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[justletmein]

Awesome I've got some slabs assuming that means flat jigging heavy spoons, no idea how to use cornbread. Should I be looking deep like 60 feet or shallower structure?

[gatorgar]

Awesome I've got some slabs assuming that means flat jigging heavy spoons, no idea how to use cornbread. Should I be looking deep like 60 feet or shallower structure?

Slabs are crappie fillets. They are eaten with cornbread...

Small jigs over standing timber or brush piles usually works for me

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[NAVY CHIEF]

I am deer hunting but catch about a thousand every spring!

[jooger17]

If the hydrilla is like it was when I was there last January you’ll catch them pretty shallow around the grass. A beetle spin type bait slow rolled over the top of the hydrilla will do it, just a slow steady retrieve, if you tick the top of the grass every once in a while that’s even better. Color doesn’t matter as long as its black with chartreuse stripes.

[bpa556]

There are crappie in Amistad but you’ll be fishing a long time before you catch a pile of them. It’s not a crappie lake.

Best place to catch them is up the Devil’s but it’s a haul from any of the hunting areas.


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[justletmein]

Slabs are crappie fillets. They are eaten with cornbread...

lmao that's hilarious I feel like didn't catch slabs & cornbread duh. I'm sitting here trying to figure out how to use cornbread to catch crappie. LOL

There are crappie in Amistad but you’ll be fishing a long time before you catch a pile of them. It’s not a crappie lake.

Best place to catch them is up the Devil’s but it’s a haul from any of the hunting areas.

Oof, yeah not looking to go too far out of the way. Hmmm maybe I'm better off chasing Stripers.

[Slew]

If the lake has any bridges I'd start out on bridge columns if I was you. Never been on that lake nor heard a report for the lake but I would fish small jigs around the columns to start with.


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