Has anyone been chasing open water panfish yet?

[Quickstrike]

I haven't gotten out yet, but hopefully I will get some early season crappies on the st louis river, and a couple small local lakes. If you have never tried fishing early crappies with a fly rod, give it a try. It is a ton of fun and very productive.

[Cooter]

Gonna go try for some crappies right now, will report tomorrow.

[Tom Linderholm]

I was out on Nebagamon pitching off the dock (after I put it in) pitching for our normal resident dockfish with none to be found within casting distance. Going to be tossing the pontoon in on Sunday. Let me know if feel like being on nebagamon on Sunday Quick.

[Quickstrike]

Cheffrey, I'll either be visiting the family for easter or enjoying the north shore to myself!

[Cooter]

Didn't do squat on Fri night for crappies, gonna be walleyes on the rivers for a while yet I guess.

[Cooter]

Was out on Altoona L on Sat - fishing was slow but I suspect it was due to the cooler weather. A few perch and crappies. Wissota had a consistent crappie bite going on, at least one big fish at 16.5". Water temps in upper 50's, so the best should be yet to come - and it will be a while now with the cool evenings predicted for this week.

[LOTWKIng]

I went out last Friday and Saturday. Friday night was slow but Saturday morning we hammered em. Fish were suspended. Prefered red but didnt matter what kind of bait. Only one sunny out of the 18 crappie we kept. All the Crappie were over 9 1/2 inches. The weather did not agree with us (windy and overcast) but we stuck through it and prevaled.

[Ray Esboldt]

I crossed the border on Sunday to fish an old reliable, and struck out wildly. I could catch little chip sunfish up shallow, but couldn't find any other biters from the bank out to 10 feet. I was a little surprised by this. I suppose something pushed the bigger dudes out deep or they haven't even been shallow on this body of water yet.

[Quickstrike]

thanks for the reports guys, i'm going to have to make it back to Balsam Lake in the near future to chase some big crappies via flyrod. they should be going well down in that area by now.

[Super Black]

Hey Quickstrike, We've been POUNDING them the last week or so. My buddy has been catchin them on a waxi and a fluflu. I on the other had have been having great luck on little nymphs and the 9ft 4wt. Crappies have really started to go, water is finally warming up. Trying to get in some fishing with all the turkey hunting going on...SB

[Cooter]

Got the cleaning board dirty last night - ended up keeping 9 nice gills. They preferred small ice jigs with waxies. They were near shore, but not tight to it. Some crappies mixed in, especially on a small tube jig.

[Cooter]

Was out in the miserable weather Sat evening and caught some nice crappies in shallow brush on Wissota. Was surprised we caught any in that weather, but they are obviously preparing to spawn - would guess soon as the water warms up some more.

[Northlander]

Crappies and some gills are starting to go on the local border water Quick. Fish and others shouldnt be far behind.

[Quickstrike]

if the waves pick up on superior with projected winds of 15-25 mph, it looks like i'll get out crappie fishing for the first time this year rather then trolling the big pond. I guess I should get off the computer and start rounding up my UL gear.