Lake Murray Crappie Report 12/21/15

[Crappie Buster]

With two good days of perch jerking behind us, I started getting the crappie itch again. With the forecasted rain I figured I better go ahead and give them a shot before it'll take a turn plow to cut the mud up the rivers.

My dad joined me and we hit the water shortly after 7:00 AM. Method of choice today was single pole jigging. Normally, I prefer to tightline this time of year, but I haven't been up the rivers since Labor Day so I wanted to be able to cover as much water as possible. And cover water we did. We jigged everything we could from brush, to stickups, bridges, and docks. It was a one here, one there, kind of day with a slow, grinding bite. I think the overcast conditions played against us, but we still managed a respectable mess with a few nice fish in the mix.

Best part was the frying and eating we did tonight for supper. Fresh fried crappie is tough to beat!!

Water temp up the rivers was 51. Fish were caught on 1/32 oz jigs with and without meat. Best color was yellow/chart. and yellow/white both in tube jigs. Depth of water was anywhere from 8-25 FOW fishing 6-12 foot down.

Might be a few days before I try them again but I plan to be back chasing them in the near future. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

[SNAP HUNTER]

Good job Derrick!

[Eatmorecrappie]

Glad y'all were able to catch a mess and have a nice supper. Thanks for the report and pics.

[smoothlures]

Awesome! Thanks for posting.

[Inkdabber]

Nice report CB, and congrats on a good catch on a very cool morning.

[STUMP HUNTER]

Good before and after pics Enjoyed the report and Marry Christmas to you and yours.

[SeaRay]

Good job Derek. Got a mixed bag of perch and crappie, what's next?? Maybe Stripers??
Merry Christmas

[brettw]

Nice

[Countryboy N.C.]

Thanks for the report, I hope this rain doesn't muddy it up too bad.

[gabowman]

Man! That plate of fried crappie looks good. Cant wait to get back on the water again. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the trip.