Crappie report for Griffin. November 2025

[Truegrif]

My brother flew in for some fishing so we went out of clearwater and caught a limit of spanish so I was already over the moon. He he said "Show me some of this lake boat fishing you do." So we went to Griffin on Saturday. First day really trying since july and had a late start. Caught 4 good size BG at a fish attraction but it was slow going. We were meeting my wife for dinner at the bar on the water and she showed up early to fish for an hour before we ate. Normally we don't catch anything in the channels but because they have the lock closed I thought the area right at the gate would be un traveled. That worked. Got 4 big crappie very quickly on minnows. We ate and slow traveled back up the channel. On the way back to the ramp in leesburg we decided to make a detour to the little bridge nearby. The 1st minnow drop I immediately got a 13" on and in the boat. A few minutes later and our friend got a 12" on a shinner which was odd to me. We packed it up. Hope this helps some random googler one day.

Over 50 crappie and 100 BG caught eaten this year all on minnows. I think lure fishing for crappie is a scam. We try every time we go out and no one on my boat has ever pulled one on a lure. I have bought and tried every crappie lure I have seen in any video or ad. Maybe you need clearer water to make them work or something but in lake Griffin, just bring minnows.