Crappie on the Fly?
I was out last Sunday and crappie were eating minnows voraciously. My buddy was killing them on a minnnow suspended under a bobber. I had on a foam popper, which only enticed bluegills. Will crappie eat sinking type flies or do I have to suspend. minnows? I've never fished for them with flies.
Thanks
OH yeah they will. One of the biggest crappie I caught was on a black wolly bugger!
One of my go too & favorite crappie flies is Al Campbell's Crappie Candy which basically a streamer. It was the first fly I used that was excellent for crappies and gills. Actually any of the traditional trout flies crappies will go after depending on the time of the year.
Mike
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
Look up the Goldie Jr and boa yarn flies in the FOTW files.
They work well for crappie.
Rick
Rick is right about a yellow boa yarn leech working well for crappies!Unweighted chartreuse Woolly Buggers, too.
One of my most consistent producers in the past couple of years has been a chartreuse 1/80 oz microjig suspended about 18" beneath an indicator. Your magic depth may vary.
My favorite strike indicators for this lately have been the Fish Pimp strike indicators...original size, yellow color.
http://www.fishpimpco.com/product/fish-pimp-original/
Last edited by FishnDave; 05-19-2014 at 02:53 PM.
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
As you've heard already, the answer is heck yeah. I've caught tons of them on Carter's Sculpin by Carter Nelson. This pattern works fantastic for large bream and bass when tied in all black. While I catch some crappie on the black version, I also tie it in bright colors of red and white or chartruese and white. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxc3azavAv8
I also use small polar fiber minnows tied on a size 10 2XL hook and have caught a whole mess of very real nice 16 inch long crappie.
Jim Smith
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