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My better half and I are thinking about hitting Harris this Sunday since the weather is going to be decent. I’ve only fished it once. Would any of you old salts have any suggestions or pointers on where to start looking for the crappie ? Has anyone fished it this week? They are calling for rain and then a couple of nice days..... not sure where to start looking after all the fresh water we have had.... Thanks for any advice.....
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I'll be out there tomorrow and will have you a report... hopefully a good one.
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This time of year there is usually an armada after crappie on Harris. Just join the mass of boats that will probably be out there.
Thanks fellas. Went the first time and now I’m hooked. I love the way the place looks and the amount of bait there. Joseph I look forward to seeing your report. Thank you sir. New to crappie fishing somewhat but I want to put my girl on some quality fish....
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I've fished Harris every Thursday except last Thursday (fished Jordan) since November 20. I've seen a max of 5-8 boats total on the lake, which is very surprising considering that Jordan and Falls have been closed up till just recently.Quote:
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Like Jordan limit said fine all the boats gathered up and just get on in and start fishinQuote:
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You mentioned being new to crappie fishing so this time of year you will typically find the boats fishing in deeper water on or near the bottom. In Jordan or Harris that will be in tehe 20s-30s feet of water.
Well..... new to targeting crappie as souls species. Bass fished tourney trail and Commercial grouper fished as well as King Mackeral tournies. Have caught many crappie but never focused efforts for them. Especially on Harris. I love the lake so far though. I plan on making many trips this year
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If you grouper fish then you know the importance of determining what part of ledges the fish are on and line maintenance to keep baits at right depth. King fishing gives you experience in looking for right pod of bait in right place to make it come together. Then there is the green carp experience....
Winter fishing is a bit different than what some folks think of crappie fishing.
Yeah..... Im seeing that. However, crappie fishing Harris to me is more like grouper fishing. Working ledges and contours seem to work great. Enough bait there to help you figure if the area will be productive or not before you have to spend much time there. First trip was slow but productive with target species caught (bass and crappie). Im looking forward to learning more about the species and working them to become more successful on every trip. Thanks for the pointers....
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WHere did you do most of your fishing out of? I fished a few king tourneys with the Custom Marine Fab folks.
If you really want to learn how to be a good crappie fisherman, come to some of the Bigeyecrappieman tournaments on Harris, Jordan and Falls. I can personally tell you that the knowledge you learn from your fellow competitors will make you a lot better crappie fisherman. I've seen a lot of average fishermen, like myself, learn from the good guys and been able to catch much better fish. Here's the schedule:
2019 BigEyeCrappieman Crappie Fishing Tournament Schedule
Jan 19 Harris Lake NC
Feb 9 Jordan Lake NC
Feb 16 Jordan Lake NC
Feb 23 Harris Lake NC
Mar 9 Jordan Lake NC
Mar 16 Falls Lake NC
Mar 23 Jordan Lake
Mar 30 Championship - Falls Lake NC
For proof, here is a picture from a day on Harris pre-fishing for a tournament. One weighed 2.46 and the other one around 2.20. I caught these two within about ten minutes of each other in the same cove. Below my picture is my fishing partner Charles and he caught his first 2 lb. crappie the next day during the tournament.
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Man I would love to eventually fish with you and Charles or at least near you..... seems like we always miss each other on the lake. If that is the day I think it is I am a dot a good ways down the lake just to the right of the power pole.
Todobien, I use to fish division 1 and division 9. I also use to be an Admin on Frying Pan Tower.com . I fished the Liquid Addiction which was my boat. I also use to fish with Rod Hog as well. Still grouper fish some now with Joseph Hifco doing commercial trips when work allows it.
Jordanlimit, I hope to get to one of these soon. My fiancé loves to fish so I’m truly a blessed man. Hoping to get her on some of those big number days so she can have a blast.
harris has been a little slow so far. The water temp was 50 last thurs and we havn't had much change., except for more rain.I would suggest long main lake points and fish water 25 to 30ish and also channel edges. What we have been catching have been very nice. Hope this helps Billy Niten Gearwrench Fishing
Thanks Billy. It helps a lot. What I caught out there were very nice as well. 13.5 in and 5 in across. They were thick slabs for sure. Not a lot but nice quality. Will post up when we get home with a report.
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Harris has got some slabs in it
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Say Everybody, where can a bank fisherman go at Harris to catch crappie? I've been to both boat ramps off and on over the last few years but never caught anything, and I've been to the little pier inside Harris Park and not caught anything there, either. Any good advise will be greatly appreciated, because both Jordan and Falls are still high water and we can't get to the banks to fish where we usually do. Ms. Catfish
Bank fishing could be tough. The crappie have followed the bait to deeper water and that would make it tougher from the bank. Let's see if any other folks have some ideas. Most of the fish are in 25' water or more and it is just hard to cast to water that deep from the shore, but there should be somewhere on the lake that it would work.