No clue how to start fishing for crappie but determined to catch one soon

[StronkKnight]

Forgot to add this. Finally got my kayak in though so it should be a lot easier now. My dam has these giant weed islands, don't know the actualy name for those but I feel like some stuff would be hiding there. Going to go tomorrow ill keep everyone updated. Thanks for all the help too.

[SuperDave336]

Congrats on the kayak. Be safe, have fun exploring and catch those slabs!

[CrappiePappy]

Forgot to add this. Finally got my kayak in though so it should be a lot easier now. My dam has these giant weed islands, don't know the actualy name for those but I feel like some stuff would be hiding there. Going to go tomorrow ill keep everyone updated. Thanks for all the help too.

Floating weed mats should hold some fish, as they provide shade and hiding places for whatever baitfish roams your waters. Now, Shad may not be in those mats, but other species & the very small/young probably will be.

I would start out by casting the outside edges of the mats, then moving in closer and dipping your bait down thru any opening you see. And depending on the time of day & angle of the Sun, that shade may not be directly under the mat (but should still be explored).

One quick question for you, though .... is this lake populated by both White & Black Crappie ??

[6poundtest]

You should also look for a contour map of the lakes you plan to fish from your kayak. They will give a head start on finding some drop offs and edges where there is a good chance you'll find some fish hiding out.
Congrats on the new boat and don't forget to take a camera with you on your trips!

[StronkKnight]

Crappiepappy, I only have black crappie in here. No shad or small baitfish to my knowledge though, ive been fishing there for months. Smallest thing ive seen was a bluegill. And 6poundtest, ill try to look for one today before i go out. Ill 100% bring something that can take pictures haha. Oh and contour is the depth and all that right?

[StronkKnight]

Can't go today or for this weekend for that matter. Annoying

[CrappiePappy]

What's the name of this lake ?? And whereabouts in Mass. is it ??

If you're going to use your phone to take pics, I suggest downloading the (free) Crappie.com app. Reason being, some phone pics that are directly loaded to the site or loaded to a computer and then loaded to the site will appear turned to the left. It's not the phones fault, but some times the site cannot read the orientation code of the picture and tries to correct the orientation & ends up turning a "portrait" mode shot into a "landscape" mode shot.

If you use the Crappie.com app ... you can load the pic and message directly from it and the pic should come out in the correct orientation. Or you can do what I do and load the pic into the Testing Area Forum from the phone, then use the computer to type in the message in the appropriate forum & then copy/paste the picture out of the Testing Area Forum & into the message box in whatever forum you're posting in. The Testing Area also serves as a "hosting site" for the pictures you put in there, and can be copied/pasted to future messages.

[StronkKnight]

What's the name of this lake ?? And whereabouts in Mass. is it ??

If you're going to use your phone to take pics, I suggest downloading the (free) Crappie.com app. Reason being, some phone pics that are directly loaded to the site or loaded to a computer and then loaded to the site will appear turned to the left. It's not the phones fault, but some times the site cannot read the orientation code of the picture and tries to correct the orientation & ends up turning a "portrait" mode shot into a "landscape" mode shot.

If you use the Crappie.com app ... you can load the pic and message directly from it and the pic should come out in the correct orientation. Or you can do what I do and load the pic into the Testing Area Forum from the phone, then use the computer to type in the message in the appropriate forum & then copy/paste the picture out of the Testing Area Forum & into the message box in whatever forum you're posting in. The Testing Area also serves as a "hosting site" for the pictures you put in there, and can be copied/pasted to future messages.

Just got the app, had no clue there was one. Name of the lake is lewin brook pond. On the map it might show this circular looking one, but look north of it. Thats where i fish. It is in mass.


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[CrappiePappy]

Just got the app, had no clue there was one. Name of the lake is lewin brook pond. On the map it might show this circular looking one, but look north of it. Thats where i fish. It is in mass.


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OK ... yeah, I was gonna try and find it on my Navionics Chartviewer on my computer & see if it shows any contours, depth, etc. but it appears to be too small a body of water for Navionics to even chart. I did look at it on Google Maps, and did see the weed islands (or what looked like weed islands). When you are referring to the "dam" ... is that next to the Jr High School ?

[StronkKnight]

OK ... yeah, I was gonna try and find it on my Navionics Chartviewer on my computer & see if it shows any contours, depth, etc. but it appears to be too small a body of water for Navionics to even chart. I did look at it on Google Maps, and did see the weed islands (or what looked like weed islands). When you are referring to the "dam" ... is that next to the Jr High School ?

Yeah right there, the dam. Weed islands showed up like a month ago I think. Might not be there on map but they are on the North end near the shores... i think?


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