Who'd ever expect to fish from shore for crappies on December 4th in Minnesota? We did today and got enough for dinner tonight.

The bite wasn't super hot but it was enough to keep us interested. Gulp 1" minnows was the secret potion for hits on small jigs and jigging spoons. All blacks today even though the area we fished has some whites that wander thru there occasionally. I'll take the backs over whites any day though. The water was wide open and it was warm enough to actually get a bit of sunburn. Everything came together this morning to make it a great time on the river.