What are the crappies doing this time of year?

[south_metro_fish]

how do the crappies act this time of year? Where do they hang out during the day and where do they move as it gets dark? I managed to catch a couple during the day in about 5 feet of water on the weed line but I have not fished them at this time of year before. What kind of structure do they hang around this time of year besides the weeds? Do they hang around break lines, do they like to stay in bays, do they hang out around holes?

[archeral566]

ive mostly found them in the bays and holes here in the metro but i fish up rush lake around ottertail up north and have ussually found the crappies up there mixed in with the sunnies on the shallow flats around close to deep water.

[Borch]

Check out the deeper water near those weedy flats. There will usually be larger numbers cruising the open water and some will move up to the weed edge during the evening. A few will stay up shallow all the time.

[ladyfishfinder]

I'm on birch lake by babbitt, mn a few crappie was caught today average ice is 10 and 1half some norhern

[ladyfishfinder]

I am looking for iceauger blades of any sort check in with bait shop in babbitt miller if you have any

[south_metro_fish]

I was out tonight and found them in a bay in about 14 feet and they where hitting at all levels from a foot off the bottom all the way up to a couple feet from the top. They sure were being finicky tonight though, I got a couple on demons, a couple on plain red hook, and a couple on a buckshot dropper rig. I think that front moving through early must have slowed them down tonight.

[grate8]

gott get out this weekend and start hittin them

ice is finslly thick enough here in the met

[OnAFly]

I've been hitting them in 10-14 feet with lots of weeds. It going to be different on most lakes.

[wplatehunter]

It depends where you fish. Some lakes they are in shallower this time of the year, or they can be as deeps as 40'. I like to start out in the deep holes.

[CrappieAttitude]

It depends where you fish. Some lakes they are in shallower this time of the year, or they can be as deeps as 40'. I like to start out in the deep holes.

I typically fish smaller lakes with the deepest holes Maxing out around 40 feet. I typically start at the holes as well and work my way shallower. Currently I am finding crappies suspended over 30 fow. It does however totally depend on the lake. One thing to make sure you do is be prepared to move... move... move...

CA

[carpmanjake]

like said before. it totally depends on the lake. i have been sight fishing for them in 3-5 FOW around reeds lately

talk about fun!