Much to my delight, I have found crappie in my local river! So far, all the fish have been 7 inches or less, but I did have a nice 10 incher follow one evening!

My question is: how big does a crappie need to be before it's worth eating? I hear they're great, and I'd like to give them a try.

Also, what flies work well for crappie? I've found that crappie candy is good as long as I strip it fairly quickly. Any other flies and retrieval strategies you can all recommend?

Thanks in advance to all who respond.

Cheers,
Andrew