Best month for a chance to catch a trophy

[John Doe]

Was thinking about this today and I am sure it differs with the States and their vastly different climates.

Right now, the crappie are gorging themselves getting ready for the winter. I would think February/March to be when the crappie are heaviest.

[chaunc]

Up here in PA, late November is my favorite time. Lots of big crappies in the box.

[BAMA S]

March my man

[CrappiePappy]

Whenever your pre-spawn period is, would be my guess ... especially for females.

[crappie cowboy]

I think you got it right, about half way thru Feb. and on well into March with large minnow....

[Cane Pole]

All my fish are trophies.

["G"]

Could be anytime of the year

[Hanr3]

Fish eat all summer long and store up weight to survive the winter. In winter their metabolism slows and they lose weight, body is eating fat stores. By spring they have lost weight and eat again to beef up for spawn.

We ice fish with the smallest lures/baits, spring we use baits that mimic the minnow spawn, and we use the largest baits in the summer when minnows are the largest.

Best month to catch the biggest fish. Late summer-early fall. Before the lake turns over.

["G"]

The world record white crappie 5.3 lbs was caught in July 1957
The world record black crappie 5 lbs was caught April 2006

[John Doe]

All my fish are trophies.

Like you, I value every fish I catch and I am thankful for them. In context for this newbie, I posted what I did cause I am simply curious.