Cold water crappie

Water is cold, lake is frozen on the north end but decided to fish for the fourth day in a row since snow was coming. Actually, it's snowing right now. I fish tiny 1/48 chub heads tied with duck feathers on #10 sickle hooks under a 3/4" weighted float and this rig has been killing it over the last month. Even caught my PB Black crappie just under !8" on December 30th at this little lake and released her after pictures. Up until yesterday I had only caught one white crappie in the last month but the blacks have me going back. It turned out to be a big fish day, in 2.5 hours caught 11 white crappie and 2 blacks with several bass and every fish was over 12" up to 15". I let the wind do the work and it would blow the tiny jig and float rig around and then the float would disappear. Probably my best day ever at this lake and I have been fishing it for over 50 years.Attachment 416340Attachment 416341Attachment 416343Attachment 416344Attachment 416345Attachment 416346

You did well

That a nice Slab! Congratulations

WTG Jim and still producing and finally some Whites! love those jigs of yours and need to hook up withy you as want to buy a bunch and give some to my other buddies. Some nice LMB too and all on those light rigs and jigs of yours.

had that papa daycare gig happening or I would have joined you. but you went out this morning too in the drizzle and snow? GFY

Congrats! Looking nice! Fish this time of year in cold climates is a real bonus!
Bob

That lake looks familiar to me. I used to live In the Milstadt, Illinois area and I think I may have been there with my grandkids. Is that lake around the Fenton area?

Great catch!!!


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Nice post, I love watching that cork disappear.


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On this day I tried something different and fished two rods at a time, one in my hand and the other I cast out and let the wind blow it around. Probably half the fish took the unattended jig and float rig, look over and the float would be gone. Definitely going to do this more often.