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Crappie Kid
03-14-2007, 11:02 AM
For those still with lots of ice in the northwoods, this is the best time of year for Crappie. A shot of warm air and some fresh oxygen in the water and bang!

Be safe, harvest conservitively and have fun!
Crappie Kid
03-14-2007, 11:02 AM
For those still with lots of ice in the northwoods, this is the best time of year for Crappie. A shot of warm air and some fresh oxygen in the water and bang!

Be safe, harvest conservitively and have fun!
went522
03-14-2007, 03:37 PM
Yes it is!! Best ice fishing of the year, for crappies, is here!! One more jumbo trip for me this weekend then it's crappie time till the ice is out. Well, maybe a couple more jumbo trips...:rock-on:

BIRDDOG
went522
03-14-2007, 03:37 PM
Yes it is!! Best ice fishing of the year, for crappies, is here!! One more jumbo trip for me this weekend then it's crappie time till the ice is out. Well, maybe a couple more jumbo trips...:rock-on:

BIRDDOG
bigstick
03-15-2007, 11:22 AM
Kid Where u at ?
bigstick
03-15-2007, 11:22 AM
Kid Where u at ?
Crappie Kid
03-15-2007, 02:31 PM
I am in Geneva IL but will spend 8 days over the next 2 weeks up in Eagle River, Three Lakes, Sugar Camp and/or Rhinelander area.

'tis my favorite time of year.

http://www.walleyecentral.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2904&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=100850&sl=c
Crappie Kid
03-15-2007, 02:31 PM
I am in Geneva IL but will spend 8 days over the next 2 weeks up in Eagle River, Three Lakes, Sugar Camp and/or Rhinelander area.

'tis my favorite time of year.

http://www.walleyecentral.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2904&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=100850&sl=c
Fish For Fun
03-15-2007, 03:44 PM
Crappie Kid,

It has not started yet, fished last evening and the Crappies are still not on the big bite, will be another week or so before that happens. I'm in the Eau Claire area and make a couple trip over to my dad's and we fish the area just north of Eagle River during last ice and it is a blast. Going out again tomorrow morning to see if they are starting to move into one of my favorite spots.
Fish For Fun
03-15-2007, 03:44 PM
Crappie Kid,

It has not started yet, fished last evening and the Crappies are still not on the big bite, will be another week or so before that happens. I'm in the Eau Claire area and make a couple trip over to my dad's and we fish the area just north of Eagle River during last ice and it is a blast. Going out again tomorrow morning to see if they are starting to move into one of my favorite spots.
daveddd
03-16-2007, 01:47 PM
Crappies you can get under the ice all year.Best spots are in marinas & canals.They just move around in schools so one day nothing next day lots.On lake st clair we started to get some last month on the lake.In a marina off the Detroit river i got into some monsters mid winter last year.Just have to find em.
daveddd
03-16-2007, 01:47 PM
Crappies you can get under the ice all year.Best spots are in marinas & canals.They just move around in schools so one day nothing next day lots.On lake st clair we started to get some last month on the lake.In a marina off the Detroit river i got into some monsters mid winter last year.Just have to find em.
hawgboy
03-18-2007, 07:20 PM
Just got back from upper red lake in northern minn.SLAMMED 15 in slabs. best crappie fishing i have ever had. now its time to go east to erie
hawgboy
03-18-2007, 07:20 PM
Just got back from upper red lake in northern minn.SLAMMED 15 in slabs. best crappie fishing i have ever had. now its time to go east to erie
Fish For Fun
03-18-2007, 09:14 PM
They are starting to pick up the bite this weekend in the deep water, next weekend should be prime time in the shallows for the big ones!
Fish For Fun
03-18-2007, 09:14 PM
They are starting to pick up the bite this weekend in the deep water, next weekend should be prime time in the shallows for the big ones!
Crappie Kid
03-19-2007, 09:01 AM
Heading up Thursday.
Crappie Kid
03-19-2007, 09:01 AM
Heading up Thursday.
Crappie Kid
03-19-2007, 09:01 AM
Heading up Thursday to Eagle River, Three Lakes and Sugar Camp.
Crappie Kid
03-19-2007, 09:01 AM
Heading up Thursday to Eagle River, Three Lakes and Sugar Camp.
Fish For Fun
03-19-2007, 11:36 AM
Going up myself on Friday morning to Palmer Lake near Land O' Lakes. Hope the big ones have the feed bag on!
Fishful Thinker
03-20-2007, 10:19 AM
Fish For Fun, I am here in Canada, you might say a novice Crappie fisherman, what triggers the crappies to start moving to the shallows,is it when the water starts running? Would like to try to get on to the early shallow bite and see what I can come up with.
Fish For Fun
03-20-2007, 10:58 AM
It sure is fun when you are in 5 ft. of water and the holes are melted out from the water running in. You can look down the hole and watch the big crappies swim up and suck in your bait. Just remember that you can really put a hurtin on a lakes crappie population by taking to many of the big females out this time of year. Keep enough for a meal or two and let them go to spawn, you will thank yourself 4 or 5 years later.
Crappie Kid
03-28-2007, 02:03 PM
6 guys fishing, 4-5 days, only one Crappie.

Fishing was slow all weekend, still a blast sitting on the ice (slush) in 70 degree weather.