Crappies wont bite

[stcspiderman]

I 2 buddy's went fishing at lake kornos We tryed everything they just would not bite?

I was wondering why Something to do with the weather? I would think they are still spawning there.

There was 20 people there no one was catching anything

[mainbutter]

A few weeks back I saw some crappies hanging out in a marina on mille lacs. You could put a jig, crawler, minnow, or streamer (fly fishing) in front of their nose and none of them would budge. The suckers were spawning (really cool to watch!), and the bluegills were biting.

Sometimes fish are just weird.

[united jigsticker]

They haven't started spawning yet.

[stcspiderman]

Does the weather play a role in this, as of why they don't bite.

[jjz]

Try using a 1.5 tube bait on a #2 or 4 octpus (walleye) hook with no weight. this rig should barely sink and if that dont catch um not much will. only trick is it needs to pretty calm and you should be able to watch the bait or line for strikes. it is hard to cast and hard to detect strikes, but once mastered I have found no better way to slay slabs...

[fisherdog19]

I'm sure the drastic drop in water temp and foul weather may have something to do with it. They may not have been there either, could have been suspended over adjacent deep water.

[carpmanjake]

here are a few things i do if crappies dont bite using normal crappie tackle(tubes, minnows, grubs, etc.)

1. pitch a small, suspending crankbait. the smallest sizes of xraps are good choices, but my favorite, is the diawa SC minnow.

2. go as finesse as you can. 3 foot leader of 1lb ice fishing flourocarbon, a Super UL rod, and tiny 1/100th oz jigs.

3. fly fishing. start with small streamers, then go to nymphs if they dont produce.

4. get some bigger minnows (fatheads, small shiners) and freeline them around structure. i use bigger minnows because they are easier to cast. but small minnows work too. you just gotta be sure you use a small, light hook, so the minnows can swim with it.

[BrdHunter01]

If you were on Koronis they prob. weren't biting because there are none left.... Have you seen the pressure that lake receives?

But honestly once the crappies leave the shallows on koronis it can be very tough to find a consistant bite anywhere