Some friends sank some Christmas Trees this past Saturday. My question is how long does it take crappie to start finding them?
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Some friends sank some Christmas Trees this past Saturday. My question is how long does it take crappie to start finding them?
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In some instances, same week
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i sank 3 pvc trees Saturday also. was wondering the same thing.
How long would it take for you to check something new in your back yard.I have heard that they will check them out pretty quick and some even catching fish the next day.Now whether or not that they stay around it is if they like it. I have plowed up new ground before and that same day have had all types of animals check it out deer and turkeys also. I would not think fish would be any different.:twocents
Depends if there were fish in the area couple days maybe . The C trees are actually better after all the needles have fallen off. The pvc takes longer needs to start having moss etc , plankton growing to start the baitfish to hang around. Could have tied a few limbs or pieces of cloth on them to promote the small stuff growing easier
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They will find a cedar tree pretty quick but they usually won't mess with a Christmas tree until after Thanksgiving.
Its been years since I put any out. but everyone I talk to says fresh evergreen trees take months before fish will use them. Something to do with the sap ?
But willow , bamboo, others can have fish the next day.
Have helped with habitat day at Enid Lake . Put cedar trees/limbs out in Feb. and catch fish off them a month later . These trees were cut several weeks before we put them out, but they were still green . :twocents
I do artificial reefs as part of my job. mostly saltwater. we dive the reefs as soon as the water clears. we sometimes see fish within hours.
I did rough up limbs with 80grit sandpaper to hopefully jump start them.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozarks ranger
Too many factors to know how long, it depends on location, time of year, depth, near deep water or not, near a channel or not, I have stake beds I can see sticking out of the right now, they only produce a certain time of year under certain conditions. I have some in deep channel bends which probably have fish on them now? Some are at the mouths of the bay and will be good for pre-spawn, like everything else, location, location, location.
depends on lost of factors as posted . time of year location and etc . I have dropped willows in 30 fow in the summer and suspended them on bridge column cross members and then swam for a bit to cool off at the same location without moving the boat and dropped a jig while I was drying off and started ketchn them .
some habitats draw them quicker than others for sure . I have seen nothing faster than willows in this part of the world but to be sure any cover in the right spot will eventually draw crappie in . Its one of those great unknowns , we found fish on a broken tree branch that was pretty large 3 years ago on the bank and drug it out to deeper water and to this day I drag all broken branches I find in that area to that spot as the crappie followed that branch to where we replaced it and they have never left it ....they hang in there year round and its in a protected cove and its my go to if I am having a rough outing , sometimes things work out really well . :highfive