Thread: Hartford county newbeeie

Some of those reservoirs have huge untapped crappie fisheries. I used to fish Spruce Run Resevoir in NJ and nobody fished for crappies. Every spring while fishing for hybrid stripers you would catch a gigantic crappie, and if you were lucky a ton of them and by big I mean mutant fat 14 - 16 inch fish. I found man made lakes really difficult and other than just happening on the fish I was never able to find them again except by accident or drifting over drop offs. To get to the best of the crappies you would need a boat and a sonar especially after the spawn. I fish tubes and twister tails exclusively and am finding really small ones no bigger than 1/32 oz are the key to winter fishing in tidal rivers. At least that's the only size that I am consistently catching on.

I am going to cabelas in del. On sat and plan on getting a boat load of of 1/32 gigs. I have two boats a 20' Carolina skiff and a 19 ' Lowe big Jon. Both have lowerance sonars of fair quality. Thinking the Jon boat for now and as soon as the ice clears out I will hit broad creek, I did have my truck broken into at broad creek landing about ten yes ago , I hope its safer now cause I am going to become a crappie fisherman come hell or high water!

Originally Posted by kurtzulauf

I am going to cabelas in del. On sat and plan on getting a boat load of of 1/32 gigs. I have two boats a 20' Carolina skiff and a 19 ' Lowe big Jon. Both have lowerance sonars of fair quality. Thinking the Jon boat for now and as soon as the ice clears out I will hit broad creek, I did have my truck broken into at broad creek landing about ten yes ago , I hope its safer now cause I am going to become a crappie fisherman come hell or high water!

LOL come hell or High water take me along and I ll show you some spots. Got fuel and if needed beers.

You got it! I hate losing once and the crappies have gotten me every time and I have had it! I would just love to go and know I have a fighting chance, I just can't figure them out and its time to work hard and learn this. Do you live in Harford county?

I do live in Baltimore county but do over half my Crappie fishing in Harford County. Got a few great spots for some slabs Pre and post spawn. There is cheap panfish kit from walmart does the trick or minnows from Bowleys but plastic is the best way to go covers more ground. Just defrosted my last pack of crappies for Super Bowl so gotta get deep freezer restocked.