This evening I returned to see if that one had some friends. He did. I caught a crap load of crappies of a chartreuse bucktail. If I was a fish eater it would have been time to get the deep fryer going!
Friday, March 25, 2016
Crappie Days
Spring is an excellent time to fish for crappie, and the last two days I have run into a few pre-spawners. Yesterday I stopped at a pond on my way home from the Salmon and caught one on a beetle. Yes, crappies will sometimes take dry flies:
This evening I returned to see if that one had some friends. He did. I caught a crap load of crappies of a chartreuse bucktail. If I was a fish eater it would have been time to get the deep fryer going!
This evening I returned to see if that one had some friends. He did. I caught a crap load of crappies of a chartreuse bucktail. If I was a fish eater it would have been time to get the deep fryer going!
RM
ReplyDeleteCrappie on the fly is something I haven't done--I see crappie fillets here---thanks for sharing
You should definitely get on that!
DeleteThat was fun!! We are all glad you aren't a fish eater, there would be no fish left in CT.
ReplyDeleteTie, fish, write and photo on...
Oh yeah I'd be a ecological disaster!
DeleteI like the way you diversify your fly fishing expeditions, catching and releasing all the different species!! Nice job!!
ReplyDeleteThanks,
DeleteIts fun to catch as many species as possible....
They are a blast eh! two ponds I enjoy have a lot of em, and one has resulted in awesome popper bite of all things, and the other, divers and sliders all summer long. Regardless - they are a great fish to catch on the fly.
ReplyDeleteI ditto Cliff though - it's lucky for the fish that you are not a fish eater!
Will
Thanks,
DeleteGotta love crappies! I used to catch them on a heddon torpedo in this pond!
If you'd ever sampled the beer-battered haddock at Leonardo's in Franklin, you might have found a fish you would eat. As I recall, you ate mostly lemons there. Enjoy your Spring break!
ReplyDeleteI would probably have just eaten around the fish... I really don't like fish.
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