Crappie catches

[howferg]

What time is the best for catchin crappie this time of year is early and late or ,are they pretty much bitting all day long ?

[sixfin]

It seems to me that they do better in the early morning and late afternoon. I still pick up one here and there from 9:30 to 3:30 but not like in the morning and evening. Of course this all depends on what the water temp is - what the lake level is doing - and how far into the spawn we are. The only thing about crappie that is consistent is that they are inconsistent.

[badbrad]

I'm like sixfin, I think the morning bite is usually better. But if water temp and weather is right, you can pretty much catch them all day.

[crappie52]

i agree, lately been all morning.

[Newlight2]

Same here. Most trips up to spawning they bite best early, but can bite well all day long.

[3's]

That was always my opinion too until last year!!! Don't know what it is about the lake we frequent but last year we slayed them from 1 till dark. Don't get me wrong I caught fish in the mornings too but not the numbers we did in the afternoon. Now this is the same lake that 2 years ago my wife and I caught 27 in a little over an hour at 1230 on July 1 at 90+ degrees. We were only fishing 7 ft. water near a breakwall using minnows. I can say I had never done that before!!