FELLAS, WHERE'S EVERYBODY AT ? SLAB , KK AND WHOMEVER I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT KEPT OUR MESSAGE BOARD INFORMED ON CRAPPIE FISHING . IT'S TIME TO GET IT POPPING !!!!!! CB:mad:
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FELLAS, WHERE'S EVERYBODY AT ? SLAB , KK AND WHOMEVER I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT KEPT OUR MESSAGE BOARD INFORMED ON CRAPPIE FISHING . IT'S TIME TO GET IT POPPING !!!!!! CB:mad:
I for one would really appreciate some advice and tips on catching some nice crappie in this state. Did a lot of crappie fishing on Truman Lake and Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri and really stumped on finding them here. Living in Graham and just picked up a Bass boat so just need to locate some crappie where Im not gonna have to travel to far. Will be more than happy to share whatever fishing stories I attain while searching :)
Honestly the Crappie Fishing around here is Suspect as of the last few years !!! Lol !!!!! I know Tanwax ,Kapowsin, Alder and Ohop have Crappie in them, I believe with all of the lakes being made Trout lakes I feel whatever the State is doing to the water for Milfoil is hurting the population. (Just my Opinion) LOL !!!! CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE FROM SOME OF THE FELLAS !!! Angelfire Crappie Fishing
There has been very few guys active on this site in Washington all year.
Go to Fish Washington | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and search for black and white Crappie and some info comes up by county.
Well I'm trying to get them to resurface ,these guys had a lot of valuable info around here !! Lol
We're still out here, just nothing to write home about........
Went to OHop last weekend and caught a couple Crappie bout 8-10 inches. They were caught on a blue/clear/flake Bobby Garland. I'm having trouble catching fish in this state PERIOD. I'm thinking it's my line though. Plans to go out Friday for some Crappie fishing. I'm thinking Kapowsin, since I haven't been there since I found Whitman and Ohop.
Saturday when I was out at Ohop, i was marking fish in the 7-9 ft range. The two Crappie that were caught the weekend before were caught in about 5 ft of water next to a huge lay down in the water.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulletsarmy
It's funny CC ,I was at Ohop in my pontoon the last couple of days and all I caught was babies !!! But they are charging us extra money in our license for warmwater species !!! This ISH is bad all over except in Eastern Wa. I think there's a Conspiracy against the Crappie !!! Lol
I was catching them they just didn't have No size , but they were very Healthy !!!! I caught about 20 babies !!!!! Lol
I'm always out there in my Hobie Kayak and I've seen a few pontoons out. I'll take the babies, cuz I take my son out on the yak with me. Any fish catching is good for kids!! Maybe we can meet up and see what we can do some day?Quote:
Originally Posted by CRAPPIE BADBOY
Well, thinking of working Alder Lake and hunt and search till I find em. If people have caught them there you would think a person could locate and catch some real nice ones. If all the fishing pressure is for trout then there has to be some good ones. Will give report if I get lucky but plan to do a lot of searching.
Hit Alder today and I know I found them according to my fish finder. They were suspended out away from the banks. Couldent get a bite to save my life. Really dont know why the state has a problem with live minnows or using more than one pole but think I could have done better but just wasnt happening today. Could of, should of or what maybe the cold front in this morning but couldnt get a bite. Hope someone else has better report
Kool , Are your kayaks orange . I saw a gentleman loading two on his truck a few days ago about 6 or 7 in the evening. As far as the babies it's going to take 6 to make a Slab !Lol !!! Take your son along the left side of the boat launch , he should be entertained 4 a little bit !! Lol !!! If you see a white lightning I'm on the Prowl !!!!!
Man , I've never fished Alder but I have heard they are out there. Supposedly the Crappie are biting at Hart's !!! Lol
They are biting at Harts, I caught about 30 and they wouldn't fill a 2 gallon bucket. Lots of very small fish, it was nice to be into some crappie though....
Kool , I had the same problem at OHOP !!!! Lol
There seems to be a conspiracy against anything that is not a trout or a salmon here in Washington.Quote:
Originally Posted by CRAPPIE BADBOY
Lol !!!! So True
I'll be heading to Potholes tomorrow morning to fish off the dock. I might rent a boat and try for some walleye early in the morning off Goose Island in areas I've caught walleye. Supposedly the crappie fishing is getting better off the dock so I'll report back to say what I got. If anything, the perch will be there, I went there last month one day and caught nice perch, most around 9 inches but got some up to 12 inches fishing off the dock. Seems like the underwater stuff they put into Potholes might be working with the project they had started years ago. They've been talking about the perch being a nuisance while people have been trying to walleye fish with worm harness setups.
I also tried going up to the spillway off the ORV road from Moses Lake to the upper part of Potholes the day after 4th of July. The first spillway which is good for crappie had no drawdown or water flowing so the crappie were nonexistent in the spot I've caught crappie. The second spillway had water flowing through and ended up catching three smallmouth, largest was about 16".
The water is really high. Good luck.
Yeah I saw a report that they had been catching crappie off the dock so we'll see. I hate how they don't draw the water down how they used to in Potholes during the summer, but I think part of it was to bring the panfishing back to life.
Caught 7 keeper crappie at potholes, lost one that was over 12 inches as it came up it jumped and got off. Still up here, about to try the frenchman's wasteway area for bass for a lil then might try the crappie for the evening bite.
Sounds great, keep up the good work.
Live minnows aren't allowed because they don't want people releasing them where they shouldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulletsarmy
Been about five years since I lived in WA, but don't they have a two pole permit you can buy to use on most lakes? I usually do a day or two of fishing when I go out there to visit my parents in the fall, and I swear the WA fishing regs get more complicated every year.
Yes, two poles are allowed in Alder if you have the permit.
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A couple of Crappie my son caught at Ohop.
Nice job fellas !!!! Lol
Great big smile.
How many did you get altogether?