Rank catchability of 2nd half of year

June has passed, which is the first half of the year, which can include some great winter fishing (around here) in January, then the pre-spawn in Jan-Feb and then the spawn months of Feb into March. Some of the best catching to be had.

You seasoned crappie fishermen, what do you think of the 2nd half?
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Dec

I don't have as much crappie experience year around like some of you do. Around here, I am not sure about these months above. Could you comment? For instance, around here, I think in Nov, the crappie begin bunching up for winter and winter fishing starts getting good. As for winter, I have had some terrific fishing in cold months, the colder the better -- cold, sleet, snow. So, I'm saying that Nov and Dec can be real good around here. Jul-Oct, I'm not so sure of. What do you think?

For me fall is when shooting docks gets going good. When it cools down you also have less boats on the water.

Toughest months of the year for me are July, August, September, and October.

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On my reservoir July -October over any other period.

Coldest temps and the nastiest weather is when I have caught my best fish

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Originally Posted by Oregon slabman

On my reservoir July -October over any other period.

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Meaning what? Your worst or best months? The post isn't clear, just curious for the sake of the thread.

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

Coldest temps and the nastiest weather is when I have caught my best fish

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Yep, as I said above, have had some great winter fishing. I suppose crappie is the only fish I know that bite so well with cold, nasty weather. I wonder why that is!

Who knows. My personal best came on a below freezing night with the wind ripping. Probably 1 foot waves on the lake. I thought that 2pound 14 ounce crappie was a bass when the mouth came out of the water. It was nasty weather for sure.

Too hot here for me to fish the summer months. I was raking in 40 or more a morning up to 2 weeks ago (lots of short fish). Now it's just too blame hot and humid for me so I'm done. Then deer season opens in Sept so I hunt thru mid Jan. Then it's CRAPPIE TIME all over again!!!:)

Its hot out there but July and August the fish concentrate up on the thermocline, and once you find them it’s easy pickens.

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Originally Posted by livemusic

Meaning what? Your worst or best months? The post isn't clear, just curious for the sake of the thread.

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Meaning I would take that period over any other to consistently catch crappie.

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Originally Posted by Prater4586

Its hot out there but July and August the fish concentrate up on the thermocline, and once you find them it’s easy pickens.

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^^^^This for me too


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No such thing as a bad month for Crappie . Just find the fish and what presentation they want . Livescope sure has made it easier for the ones that do fish all year . :biggrin

not sure where to start , are we talking catch rates ? or ease of catching ?

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

not sure where to start , are we talking catch rates ? or ease of catching ?

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Whatever you think is apropos for 'crappie fishing success.'

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Originally Posted by Oregon slabman

Meaning I would take that period over any other to consistently catch crappie.

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I see that you are in Oregon. I suppose that is very different from waters elsewhere; at least, it is from my perspective; I only know deep south.

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Originally Posted by livemusic

Whatever you think is apropos for 'crappie fishing success.'

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if you like them really hard bites late summer early fall maybe , but when they go on the transition trail it is sometimes difficult to out guess where they are in those travels .
summer is hard to beat for numbers in my opinion , the bites might be really soft , but the numbers can be ridiculous .
fall is fun for me due to more consistent milder temperatures and larger average fish sizes .
nothing beats a big fish hammering a jig in my opinion .
but .....
success is relative my friend , sometimes i go to ketch lots , sometimes i go to ketch big , sometimes i go to ketch a few dinners and a dozen fat ones is a success .
there are days when i top a hundred or more and most are shorts and dont keep any , but in my mind it was still a success .:highfive

Can I split my half year from October to March?

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Originally Posted by catchNgrease

Can I split my half year from October to March?

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Sure, go ahead; now, how about giving some commentary on that, inquiring minds want to know!

Fall fishing is my favorite time of the year.

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Originally Posted by livemusic

Sure, go ahead; now, how about giving some commentary on that, inquiring minds want to know!

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It's just something about a warm day(50+) in the winter. I'm also less busy in those months with family bussiness so the trips don't feel rushed. I fish a watershed lake and most of my "spots" just fish better. Fish keep better. Minnows keep better. Less boat traffic. I also work in an extreme heat environment so fishing in the sun on my off days is a struggle.

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On my small creek, October on is a really tough bite. The water gets shallow and gin clear and they just flat disappear. I need to learn some new techniques - they gotta eat, I just can’t seem to find them.
Bob