Float-n-fly catching crappies

[crappiekeith]

Hey guys ,just stopping by to share on what's happening up here in northern Mn. where we have had about 3 weeks of open water.
I started fishing 4 days after the ice went out with water temps around 40 degrees. It's up to about 55 now and the slabs/gills are being caught with small hair jigs that are 64th - 80th oz.
They are being found in 8 foot or shallower.
Here's my Dad on his 1st outting last night with his 1st slab of the season.

We caught near 200 last night.

The gills are starting to show up too.


All you guys know Baron Von Crappie...ie MT.



Here's Moosehead with a nicer male.

like I said the gills are starting to move in and so are the seeds.

[crappiekeith]

Since there's only so many pics a guy can post I'll do seprate posts to continue the season working from present to the later.

We did take a break for Mooseheads kids to do some sucker/walleye fishing.
We hooked a few new fishers I'm thinking.

Last I heard the 1 tyke wants to take me to school for show and tell.
LOL
A family friend that I work with at the local radio stion was out for a day.
He was like a kid in a penny candy story with a C-note in his pocket.

Those males are turning black...


I did take a break from ice fishing for some steelheads and smallies.


but back to the crappies.

Here's mark 10 days after ice out.We started the day with a 49 degree water temp and the air was 38 degrees.

[crappiekeith]

Not a fish was caught on meat.No minnows or worms.
Light little bobbers 2-4 test lines and my jig were used with every fish shown in this post.


It's been a great season so far.
I bet I've seen better than 1000 crappies caught not to mention a bunch of bass,gills,perch,pike,walleyes and suckers.
I'm hoping y'all have a great season this year.

[crappiemax]

great pics, thanks for sharing.

[Fatman]

thanks CK

Fatman

[shipahoy41]

Keith,

You have a great dad. I can see where you get your passion for fishing now. Thank you for sharing this experience. Take care my friend.

[jaxsprat]

Title says Float-n-fly but I see no fly rod so I assume?? U are just using spinning rod with a direct tie to a fly? with a float as a weigh for casting?? I have always heard the term float& fly but would like to know Ur setup to try some flies etc..................Is Ur fly a fly or a jig type or??????/thanks

[LedHed]

CK
Way to work it with the UL jigs!!!

No carne (meat)???????

[crappiekeith]

Most guys here know I tie my own 64th,80th or 100th oz hair jig.
So T.H.E....Totally Hot Everyday Jig under a bobber with a UL Grandt rod and 2 or 3 test copoly Gama line.

I supose I should have said float-n-jig to be specific.

Would you believe it snowed this morning?

Our waters are just warming up to a point that those pannies are sliding in for a short bit then they migrate back out to the deeper warmer water for the evening.
No crapps were found last night on this new lake I've been hitting but the gills were on fire.!

[jaxsprat]

U said it right I just wondered how it was done thanks