Warm water tips for crappie - by TJ Stallings

• Fish deeper and slower, then slow down your presen*tation some more.

• Crappie may not be on the bottom, but suspended in a cooler thermocline.

• Keep an eye on your depth sounder so you do not fish under the fish.

• Deep water can be good. Deep water with a steep rise will provide more shade.

• Try glow, jig colors in these deeper waters.
• What works in the hotter months often works in the winter. Note your success*ful deep-water spots for later use.

• Waters tend to cool after a rain shower.

• As aquatic weeds grow, they filter and clean the wa*ter. Choose lighter line to re*duce line visibility.

• Night fishing is often more comfortable for you and the crappie.

• Bank fishing at night is easier with lighted floats.

• Give the waters plenty of time to cool down. Try fishing after midnight.

• The shade of docks in deeper waters may hold fish too. Shoot small jigs under these docks.

• You can slow your dock-shooting presentation with a small float, just above your jig.

• Minnows are not too frisky in warmer temperatures. Place a damp towel over the bait-bucket to keep them cool.

Adjusting your tactics for warmer waters will keep you in crappie fillets, year-round.
TJ Stallings
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