Walleyes and crappies out of the same hole?

[KrabbyPatties]

I sometimes hear about people catching walleyes while fishing for crappies, but it NEVER happens to me (well, it has a couple of times on Red Lake, but that's a different fishery entirely), even on lakes where I expect it to be possible. Are there spots, structure, or depths an angler can look for or certain types of lakes where a person has a better chance of catching both species out of the same hole?

I would like to occasionally pull a walleye through the ice, but I just don't have the patience for them and I almost never have much luck when I target them. I thought if I could have a chance at crappies too, it might make me a little more willing to sit out there.

[OnAFly]

If you are sitting over a large basin away from structure, it's not very likely that you will catch walleyes. Try moving closer to points and the base of a drop off. You can still find crappies here and walleyes will use the same spots.

I've been fishing a spot like this all year and have been catching both. If I move towards the basin, I find more crappies. One thing to note, the crappies I've been catching in these spots are larger than the ones I've been catching directly over the basin.

[KrabbyPatties]

Where at?

[dan z]

hear about it all the time, rarely happens to me. but I do know of a couple spots that have the possibilties to catch both species in the same hole.

[gixxer01]

I fish a finger that juts out into deeper water (25'). The south side of the finger is comprised mostly of sand/gravel with the basin comprised of mud. The north side of this finger is comprised of gravel/rocks with basin mostly sand. At the tip of this finger is where I fish, which is where all these bottom contents merge together. My theory is that the walleyes are cruising the north side and the crappies the south side. It seems to hold true since if I move north or south, I tend to catch more of the other. This spot is just beginning to produce like I remember, which I attribute to the fact that the shallow weeds have finally begun to lay down and die.

[OnAFly]

Sorry Krabby, it's been nice fishing without crowds lately

Look at maps, a lot of the time there are prime spots on lakes that just get overlooked. Much of the time, it seems like guys will favor spot near the crowd over spots that look good, but don't have people already fishing there. Doesn't make much sense to me.

Points into deep water, sharp drops into deep water, edges of weed flats into deep water, they will all give you a shot at both species.

[Dooley87]

I fished a spot a few winters ago were I caught walleyes crappies bluegills and catfish but it was on the horseshoe chain of lakes and lots of spots are like that out there

[EBass]

Weedlines on Tonka. It's been a few years though and one here one there type deal.

[tsande00]

I found a new lake this year where I've caught 26" and under catfish, 25" and under walleye, 12" and under crappies all out of the same hole.

A lot of dink craps and gills mixed in with the nicer fish. Not much structure on this lake.

[gixxer01]

Of course if you're like me, I see more grouse deer hunting...more deer grouse hunting...catch more perch walleye fishing...and more crappies sunny fishing!

[marshmallow]

Agree With OnAFly .. Check Out Some Contour Lake Maps .. For What your Talking About .. Soft Bottom.. Weeds .. Maybe Small Rubble .. Shallow Ledge Next To Drop .. Saddles .. It Is Fun when you Discover These Spots And can Get Speckled Fish And Wilburs At The Same Time ..

[MattL]

Some of my best crappie spots are not walleye producers. I do seem to get a few crappies while fishing walleyes along shallow weedlines and shoreline breaks. These crappies are few and far between especially as winter moves along, but the ones that stick in these shallower areas seem to be higher quality fish.

[Desperado]

c'mon Fly stop being so selfish and just post the GPS coordintes already

if you're not inclined to do so . . . well, ve have vays to make you talk

[OnAFly]

45.187534,-93.536527

Lot's of slab crappies and nice walleyes here.

[toughguy]

45.187534,-93.536527

Lot's of slab crappies and nice walleyes here.

cabelas?

[03_Team_walleye]

monday was an exclet day to fish just before the front moved in everything was bitting

[marshmallow]

Sounds Like a Fun Time.. Just Coming Off Full Moon Phase Too .. Welcome To Fishing Minn.. Watch Out For A Few " Big Bullies " On Here .. They Will Trash And Infect Your Post's .. They'll Getcha .. You Can Find Out Who They Are By Reading My Other posts .. Have A Good One .. And Sucessful Rest Of Ice Fishing Season ..

[Esox_Magnum]

More often than not mostspots we fish has the potential of pike, bass, crappies, gills, eyes and perch.....

[wahoo]

Yes, I have caught eyes, crappies, sunnies, and northerns out of the same hole. However, I typically set up the permanent on a lake near Brainerd in 12 feet of water to fish northerns all day. Get out prior to sunrise and fish crappies and sometimes get a "few". Then typically some sunnies as the sun comes up. Northerns all day long and then in late afternoon, now and then, not every day, walleyes visit. The, crappies when completely dark. not lots of eyes, but the ones coming in are usually larger in the 3-5 lb category. Getting 2 is about it. I fish on weeds and near the edge of deeper water, although in this case deeper means only 14-16 feet as opposed to the 12 I fish.

[fishgutz77]

There are several spots on clearwater that you can do this on, just start fishing the lake over 24 ft you'll find them.

[Down Deep]

Lake of the Woods out of Nestor Falls for crappies. I fish a couple of points with deep dropoffs to 40 feet. Sometimes the walleyes run with the crappies.

[Bass Whacker]

I've ran into this a few times on a lake ive been fishing this year. I'm fishing a spot with a hump just out from shore and its like a 20 foot valley running between shore and the hump with fairly steep drops on either side of me. The walleyes are on the bottom and the schools of crappies move through suspended.

[pikerliker]

I've actually had some of my best Crappie days when I was targeting Walleye's (kind of the reverse of what your trying to do). Sometimes all I caught was Crappies instead of the eye's I was looking for. Then again I also have caught loads of sheepshead trying for walleye's too....

[kinn0159]

Down deep....lotw crappies? I know they are there but didnt think there were consistant bites. I imagine a few doozies come outta the hole up there.

[Farley]

about 10 years ago I stayed the night on a small local lake with the plans of taking the portable out in the morning to try a different spot. While setting up the portable I had a tip up out and the flag was up. Pulled up a 2.25 lb crappie (weighed later at the local bait shop). Put the line back down and continued setting up the porty, I was having issues with the heater, and there the flag goes up again, pulled up about a 4 lb walleye. Within 5 minutes from each other, and didnt catch another fish the rest of the morning.

This was on a point dropping off into a deeper hole on the north side of the lake. The top of the point had boulders and gravel, which I'm guessing attracts the walleyes, and then it drops off into about a 30 foot hole (crappies). I was set up in about 18 feet or so right on the break.