Where to catch SMALLER crappie...really?

**CrappiePappy** · 05-06-2015, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by "G"

The lake is only 200acres so its awful small for crappie......on the small fish question.....if its just small fish you should be able to catch a larger one every now and then I would think. I think they are stunted....but that's just my guess. Dunno

You're probably right, "G" .... 200ac is pretty small for a Crappie lake. We have a 784ac lake that was supposed to be a "trophy fish" lake, with only LM Bass, Channel Cats, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Shellcrackers. Crappie size limit was 9" & 15/day and even though they were being taken out by the buckets full UNDER the 9" limit, the lake soon got overpopulated and the Crappie hardly ever reached 9".
Now, there were occasions where a 2lb fish was caught, now & then, but most were throwbacks.

Several years ago, they took the 9" size limit off & upped the creel to the state limit of 30/day. The last couple of years, the reports have been that the Crappie being caught now are in the 1-2lb range & in greater numbers than previous years. In all likelihood, it was because of the removal of the size limit, allowing the numbers to be thinned down to where the remaining population had access to more food/space ... and their growth rates were allowed to get back to more normal yearly averages.

... cp

**"G"** · 05-06-2015, 05:07 PM

Its nine inches on some in MS

**wilbur** · 05-06-2015, 05:19 PM

You want small crappie? Drive to Illinois.

**ATM** · 05-06-2015, 06:33 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there isn't a MLL on crappie statewide. Several lakes have a MLL, but otherwise you can keep any size.

**feeshrman** · 05-06-2015, 08:13 PM

Go to the Ten-Tom Waterway. MLL is 9" and they are plentiful once you figure out River fishing. Lots are over that length also, you've just got to put your time in to find them. If you've never eaten crappie from a running waterway...well let me just say their is no comparison. I go to Grenada to catch Giants but I fill my freezer from the Tombigbee.

**Donald@CrappieLogic** · 05-07-2015, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by feeshrman

Go to the Ten-Tom Waterway. MLL is 9" and they are plentiful once you figure out River fishing. Lots are over that length also, you've just got to put your time in to find them. If you've never eaten crappie from a running waterway...well let me just say their is no comparison. I go to Grenada to catch Giants but I fill my freezer from the Tombigbee.

That's right!!

**Iwannafish** · 05-07-2015, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by ATM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there isn't a MLL on crappie statewide. Several lakes have a MLL, but otherwise you can keep any size.

That is what I thought, as well.

That is the way I am reading the regs, anyway.
http://www.mdwfp.com/media/218652/cr...3_chaper_1.pdf

**tigerinfielder3** · 05-07-2015, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Donald@CrappieLogic

That's right!!

ive now been to the tenn tom 8 times this year and have yet to catch a crappie!! frustrating

**feather** · 05-07-2015, 03:43 PM

Thanks guys...looks like I need to take a trip over to Pickwick and bass/crappie fish!

**Donald@CrappieLogic** · 05-07-2015, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3

ive now been to the tenn tom 8 times this year and have yet to catch a crappie!! frustrating

we can change that and go one day you got my # give me a call and we can go sometime

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