New to Crappie fishing

[one shot]

Hey fellow Michigan crappie fisherman,

I'm a walleye fanatic and mainly fish the Saginaw bay area. I live in Pontiac and with the price of gas I'm going to start fishing some of the local lakes around here for crappies. I've never intentionally fished for crappies so I have a lot to learn about fishing for them. Any tips about the what and where I would appreciate. I start fishing as soon as the ice melts so if any of you crappie fisherman fish that early and don't have a boat I always have room for someone to join me. When I was in the Marine Corps we always welcomed someone that didn't have a boat to join us. I'm also at

[email protected]

Tom

[magnum500]

Hey ONE SHOT. Good to have you aboard. Make sure you check other state boards for good information. What works in other states will work where you are. I never fished for walleye in Saginaw Bay but I had a friend that had a boat at Jerry's Marina and we fished for perch around Charity Island. Caught a bunch of nice perch there.

[FishCrazy]

Hey ONE SHOT. Welcome from North Carolina.I get up to Northern Lower on the east side a few times a year. I have not targeted Crappie up there much but hqave fished Fletchers in alpena a bunch for pike and bass. I fish fo crappie a lot down here though and it isnt that hard to find them. This time of year they are deep and hanging on structure. Drop a jig with a minnow down to them and catch a bunch. Its fun when you find som slabs 2lb or better and usually when you find them you find a lot of them and you also found a good spot to return to time and time again. Find several spots and always catch fish on one or the other of them. Good luck!

[FROSTY]

Welcome from MISSOURI! Lots of good folks here always willin to help.Crappie fishing will get in your blood. Stop by and chat sometime. GOOD FISHIN

[Oddzilla]

Welcome, One Shot. Check out Stoney Creek lake. It's probably about 1/2 hour east of you since you're in Pontiac. Lake Orion and Oxbow areas might be good, too.

[one shot]

I fished Lake Orion last year and caught a few crappies but not any big ones. Last year I was fishing out of the Bolles Harbor Marina in Monroe, right after I could get my boat in there after winter. We went into the Consumers water discharge channel hoping to catch a few early walleye. We were using slip bobbers with large minnows and blade baits. We "accidently" caught 4 crappies in there, all 4 were over 12 inches long. That's where I'll be at in March!!!

One Shot

[silverbasskilla]

In March, instead of going out behind Consumers Energy, try Sandy's Marina in Belleville! Me and my buddies kill the crappie at Sandy's from March to June! You'll caught a limit or more every time!!

[KCBALLER]

welcome one shot glad to have ya

[Nitro]

Welcome one shot from Springfield, Mo. Walleye and crappie are a good combo.

[one shot]

Hey Silverbasskilla,

where is Sandy's marina at in Belleville? I've never fished in Belleville or been there. 90% of the fishing that I've done has been North in the Saginaw area for walleye, but if the crappie-r-a-biting like you say there I'll make the trip. Are you in a boat or fishing from the docks or shoreline? Thanks, Oneshot