Thread: What are Missouri's best crappie lakes?

Originally Posted by MOFUNFISHIN

huh when i fish for crappie i dont care to catch carp, and large catfish because if you are catching those on crappie lures you 're obviously not doing something right.

Well I cant say if you catch a trash fish you are doing something wrong. I have caught a 6 lb flathead cat the same spot I was catching crappie on a crappie jig. I dont go out to fish for other those species, I cant help that what I am throwing looks tasty to them. I will cuss them as they come to the top and unhook them, or if its a cat and its worth cleaning I will keep them. And for sure if a carp fisherman is close and I catch a legal one, its in the box for dinner just to piss them off.

To say what everyones "best lake" is will get mixed reviews. Everyone will say that one perticular lake is good, and other will say it sucks. Any lake that I can go out and have a good time and catch a few fish is a good lake in my book. I play favorites to LOZ, Truman, and Mark Twain only becuase they are close. And I can usually come away with something. Either a good mess of fish, or a memory of times that I did come away with a mess of fish.

Originally Posted by MOFUNFISHIN

huh when i fish for crappie i dont care to catch carp, and large catfish because if you are catching those on crappie lures you 're obviously not doing something right.

????

Seems to me if you can catch a "large"catfish using crappie gear,then your are obviously doing something right!!
State record for flathead in Kansas was caught by a crappie fisherman,over 70 pounds.Whats the problem with that?

Being from St. Louis and a crappie enthusiast myself, I feel it necessary to mention that there is a lot of quality fishing opportunity east of the Mississippi. Within a reasonable drive there is Rend Lake, Carlyle, Shelbyville, the Kaskaskia river, Kincaid Lake, Cedar Lake, Lake Egypt and Coffeen to pull some off the top of my head. I have not fished all of these personally but have friends (YES, I have friends!) that have and do regularly. From St. Louis LOZ, Truman, Bull Shoals and Table Rock are not what I consider "day trips" but are worth spending the night for. Kentucky Lake is the same drive time as LOZ and don't overlook Reelfoot Lake in TN which is just over three hours and some of the most beautiful scenery along with great crappie, bluegill, bass and catfish fishing and the nicest people at the Eaglenest Resort.

So there is my spin on fishin' holes. Welcome to back to StL and good luck.

I ran across this thread while searching for new crappie holes on Google. I shot a response on the"Reply" button. Then I wondered when the original question was posted. Wow, ten years ago!
So, ten years later, Stalker, where is YOUR favorite local water?

Don't forget about Stockton and Pomme. Stuck here in Spring Patch and those are my go to lakes. Very productive year around.

Originally Posted by 12Packaday

I ran across this thread while searching for new crappie holes on Google. I shot a response on the"Reply" button. Then I wondered when the original question was posted. Wow, ten years ago!
So, ten years later, Stalker, where is YOUR favorite local water?

2005

Originally Posted by phishin

Don't forget about Stockton and Pomme. Stuck here in Spring Patch and those are my go to lakes. Very productive year around.

You COULD be stuck someplace bad.

Stockton is nothing but a big gar hole. Its to clear to be good for crappie. Don't waste your time fishing that lake.