Thread: Shenango crappie

Hello...just wondering if anybody is noticing not many crappie lately or even finding them let alone catching them.at Shenango....seems to be little scarce lately..been fishing there quite a few years...usually by this time...have located n caught a fair share...lately tho...ughhhhh...hard to locate..or find..is it me?...the weather?...or what???...just curious...

Hopefully Chaunc will see this post, and give you some pointers. But for now, are you bank fishing, or in a boat? What methods are you using?

Hi..just seen this...sorry fish from a boat..humminbird sonar SI...use 1/16 oz jigs...been fishing @ 25 years...been fishing there @12 years...past few years did really well...just seems like lately...not so much...but thanks to Chaunc..will look for other spots..and never leave biting fish...but also..don't want to ruin a good thing.....Thanx

Fished a little bit this morning before the lightning chased me off the lake. The crappies were stacked up suspended in the deep water out from the 12 foot drop off, 11 feet down over 15 fow.. Caught 11 in the first half hour trolling 2 mph. 8 of them were legal all went back.

Originally Posted by sparkie51

Fished a little bit this morning before the lightning chased me off the lake. The crappies were stacked up suspended in the deep water out from the 12 foot drop off, 11 feet down over 15 fow.. Caught 11 in the first half hour trolling 2 mph. 8 of them were legal all went back.

Were they the white crappies? I’m catching lots of blacks in the wood.

Originally Posted by chaunc

Were they the white crappies? I’m catching lots of blacks in the wood.

Whites. Picked some today trolling right down the center of the lake, 20 foot. Who would have thunk. Mostly small ones today. I need to find the cats to get the fish I’m looking for.

Originally Posted by sparkie51

Whites. Picked some today trolling right down the center of the lake, 20 foot. Who would have thunk. Mostly small ones today. I need to find the cats to get the fish I’m looking for.

I was there yesterday and again today. Did real good on the black crappies both days. Twelve foot with wood is getting it done for me. Any color Bobby garland baby shad has put them in the box.

Originally Posted by chaunc

I was there yesterday and again today. Did real good on the black crappies both days. Twelve foot with wood is getting it done for me. Any color Bobby garland baby shad has put them in the box.

There today. There’s schools roaming open water ten to twelve feet down in deeper water. Put a nice limit of 10 to 12 “ black crappies in the box. Color didn’t matter. Speed did. .4 to .6 was the ticket.

I’ve noticed quite a few good fishermen are having a tougher time getting keepers this season. Mostly because they’re fishing the heck out of one spot they’ve caught fish at for years. Take a closer look at your electronics and you’ll see this last winter drawdown has decimated the cover that was previously there. Even blowdowns that were hot spots for me for ten years are gone. Sitting up on the shore parallel to the shoreline. Not sure how it happened but it did. I fished multiple spots yesterday morning and put a limit of 20 nice crappies in the box. Hang gliding from spot to spot is working for me. Stay on the drop offs. Watch your locator. Fish will be eight to ten foot deep. These are the ones feeding. The earlier you get out, the better the bite. Ninety percent were caught on baby Shad’s and the rest were on twistertails. Keep speed under .5 for results. That’s the best info I can give you. Maybe longlining might work but that’s not a technique I use.

Thanks Chaunc..was hoping nothing had happened to the lake..like I said...we had done great past few years...this yr...ughhh...lol...lil frustrating to say the least...thnx for the input...