Thread: charleston

Hello fellow fishermen/women

I hail from San Diego but my roots come from Charleston. Found this great site as I go out to see family every year.

This year I'm headin out in April and was curious to know how the crappie fishin is around that time. I generally head out during spring so i don't have much trouble catching them.

From what i understand, march is when they start to head in shallow water and make their nests to prepare for the spring lovins. Just would like to know from you locals on the best attack on catchin them.

Thanks !!!

What lake are you wanting to fish?

CX.

boy that was a quick reply..i generally fish my uncle's pond and other farm ponds. Lake Charleston would be the only lake I would head out too

It depends on what the water temp is if they are shallow for the spawn. March is probably to early for the spawn. If the water temp gets to around 65 give or take then it is gettin close. But it will have to keep that temp not go up and down. When it gets to that temp and stays there for a while then it should be close. Probably more like April/May. Thats the way it is down here anyway.

CX.

I fish Lake Charleston quite a bit for crappie. March is just starting the good season for them and they are just starting to move shallower but are always stuck in the brush. There is a lot of cover in the lake so its not hard to find some crappie. The hard part is finding the big ones. You can catch the small crappie (6-8 inch) all day most any time of the year. I only catch the big ones during the spawn. By big ones, i mean anything that is 10+ inches. Only ever seen 1 or 2 fish go more than 12 inches.
The brush, for the most part, is all visible. If you just work that, you will find some fish.
Hope this helps and good luck.

Yeah that helps alot. I can't wait to get there, thanks for everyone's replies !!

I fish the Lake Charleston shores (no boat) for crappie a lot and, as said, it is mostly small stuff but it is still fun.

I fish around the Charleston area some. In April, the farm ponds warm up much quicker than the lakes. So, if you have access to some ponds, you may be in luck. Plus the rivers. like the Embarras River, warm up much quicker than the lakes and if you know how to fish a river for crappie, you could possibly have great luck. Lake fishing can be spotty for crappie in April.

Originally Posted by Redtick

I fish around the Charleston area some. In April, the farm ponds warm up much quicker than the lakes. So, if you have access to some ponds, you may be in luck. Plus the rivers. like the Embarras River, warm up much quicker than the lakes and if you know how to fish a river for crappie, you could possibly have great luck. Lake fishing can be spotty for crappie in April.

So how do you fish a river, like the embrass, for crappie?:D I could use some pointers, a friend of mine has a cabin on the river and all we ever catch are carp and some small cats.

There is a lot more into fishing a river for crappie than I can put in a message, but, it can be some great fishing. Put a message up on the main board, you will likely get some good information.