Newbie with a question and photo

[Blackhawk19]

Welcome from Alabama and they bite all the time here Doh Rofl Sounds like you did a lot of things rightThumbs Up

[BigMack]

[QUOTE=CloneFan4;1564278] Hey ya'll,

I finally decided to join the forum. I absolutely love crappie fishing and what better place to talk about crappie fishing than crappie.com. Also ya'll seem very polite. I'm apart of other forums and I haven't seen a more courteous crowd than you.
same here. I also like the nationwide views here
WELCOME ABOARD
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My question to you all is what do you normally do when a cold front rolls in with rain?
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I wrote a little clip about that on Bill Dance's Forum last year.

I called it "Do Crappie run for cover when gets the weather gets rough."

Yes they do.

Anytime it it clouds up the bass come out to feed


EVERYBODY LIKES TO EAT CRAPPIE

i also had a cold front roll in on me last month at noon unexpecteced.
They went from susspended at 15ft to the bottom in the logs

[Bob # 1]

Welcome from Indiana

[FliTrap]

I enjoy a good cold front for Crappie fishing because most others will stay home of leave early! That leaves me all alone…. Me and the slabs!Hands Clapping
As a front approaches, I tend to fish over deep brush, (talking 12-15 water over the top of brush pile in some 20’ feet of water!) And go small, (I carry a batch of 1/100 and 1/120’s!!!!) in a dark body and a hot tail color… no matter how clear the water!) This is where a fly rod comes in!
Anchor up 90 degrees to the wind (Jon-Boat, front facing up wind! Anchored front and back) then casting “up wind”, out over the brush pile, and allow to drift with the breeze. Set the depth to about 2/3 the depth of water over the brush. Cast close in first and let drift through to “down wind” then slow strip back before casting a bit further out on the next cast!
If no takes or if things are slow, drop 6” deeper and try again.
I cover a large area in this type of drift fishing, long drifts and typically do well with little boat movement! After the front blows through, I’ll shift to fish between the cover area and the near bank in much the same pattern to allow drifts, parallel to shore and casting closer to shore with each cast! You will realize, (especially if you catch a rain on the front!!), that the Crappie will move in for “blown in bugs” from area trees and grass! For sure, you will see more bluegills in the mess, too but it’s all good!
FliTrap