A Two-Pounder A Day For a Week

[Jerry Blake]

I've been fishing Lake Greeson for 25-years and I've never seen as many big, healthy crappie as we've seen the last couple years. I think the nearly 700 Bamboo Crappie Condos we've dropped in the last three years is probably the main reason. Another contributing factor is probably the abundance of threadfin shad in the lake. That's likely due to decreased numbers of white bass and mild winters for several years. The mild winters have also given the crappie a longer growing season.


Back in the day it was unusual to catch a 2-pound crappie but in the last seven days we've had at least one 2-pound or better crappie every day. Today we landed a 17-inch, 2-pound, 6-ounce White Crappie

and a 16-inch, 2-pound Black Crappie



and a few more gooduns

If they keep going like they are we'll see several three-pounders by February.

[stevew]

Those are a couple hogs.Your lake management is paying off in a big way.Way to go guys.I wish more people would take time to do a little more in our local lakes.We seem to have a lot of crappie but the size is not there.

[frank lawhead]

Sure enough nice lookin fish Jerry

[Oregon slabman]

Very impressive. What's the average life span of crappie back there?

[dedawg1149]

nice slabs you are defiantly helping the local fishing with all the added habitat

[feelay]

Lookin good...You sure you're not fishing in Mississippi?:D Glad to see the hard work is paying off.

[Jerry Blake]

Very impressive. What's the average life span of crappie back there?

I've read it's about 9-years.

[skeetbum]

Definite pigs. Hard work paying off.

[Jerry Blake]

Lookin good...You sure you're not fishing in Mississippi?:D Glad to see the hard work is paying off.

I'd like to fish some of those Mississippi lakes that are rumored to have lots of big crappie in them. Too bad it's such bad luck to carry a camera down there or we might see some evidence.

[fearnofish]

nice hawgs