Southern reservoirs normally have good populations of crappie. That fact is not overlooked by anglers wanting to experience a bobber going under or a tug on the end of the line.
Going out fishing is fun, but catching fish is what makes fishing exciting no matter how young or old you are. That’s why anglers go fishing for crappie. They are aggressive most of the time and bite year round.
“Taking out clients fishing for crappie is fun. Everyone enjoys catching them. Grand Lake has a healthy population of crappie that are willing to bite almost every day,” said Grand Lake fishing guide Rusty Pritchard. Pritchard (http://www.rustypritchardoutdoors.com/#!) noted crappie are probably the best eating fish you can catch on Grand Lake.
“During the springtime, crappie are on the banks spawning. Any bank with gravel inside a protected cove with cover is a great place to catch them. Although on Grand Lake it’s not unusual for crappie to just spawn in any open area,” said Pritchard.
“I love crappie fishing once summer arrives and the crappie are done spawning and move out of shallow water to brush piles. They will suspend above the brush piles in 15- to 20-foot of water and you can catch them chasing a lead head jig with a Go Go Minnow over the tops,” said Pritchard. Pritchard noted that some brush piles that he fishes were put out around the boat docks by owner and others he had set out.
When fall arrives, Pritchard will continue to fish for crappie around boat docks with brush piles by also the first quarter section of the dock. “Crappie will change depth almost daily during the fall so you just have to make enough casts to figure out how deep they are and what color lure they will bite,” said Pritchard.
Pritchard’s favorite lure for catching crappie is the 1- or 2-inch FLE FLY Go Go Minnows in Ole faithful, pearl and firecracker rigged on a 1/8- or 1/4-ounce lead jig head. “What I like the most about the FLE FLY Go Go Minnow is no matter how slow I reel it, the tail is going to have a swimming action that incites white bass and crappie to bite it,” said Pritchard.
He uses High Standard Carbon Rods spinning rod and Team Catfish Tug O War braided line when fishing the FLE FLY Go Go Minnow. “I love the high visible Team Catfish Tug O War Braid because it’s easy to see and has a small diameter, zero stretch, retains no memory and casts a FLE FLY Go Go Minnow a mile,” said Pritchard.
One rig Pritchard has caught numerous crappie on is a spoon and jig set up. “I simply tie a dropper loop attaching a FLE FLY Lead Free Feather Jig 18-inches above a FLE FLY Classic Slab Bendable Spoon or FLE FLY Bendable Minnow Jigging Spoon. It’s a deadly combination and they are going to either hit the jig, spoon or both,” said Pritchard.
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