crappies on prior

[Maximum12]

AceintheHole, don't let the naysayers bother you. They come out of their basements anytime someone catches a fish they they don't "agree" with.

I've caught 12" crappies out of a small pond/lake in the Cities that looks like a sewage holding pond - I'm sure I'd be mocked if I revealed that spot, too. I've also caught hundreds of 6-7" crappies on Owasso. There are folks who claim they know where the bigger ones are &, while I haven't found them, I'm not about to call them out. Why would I? Even if they're exaggerating, what the heck do I care?

C'mon guys. We all know that big fish of any species can be very location-specific. Perhaps y'all are in the 6" crappie holes, & Ace has stumbled on the 11" crappie hole. We all know there are places on many lakes like this.

[McGurk]

Hey Max, I don't come out my basement for anything less than a heated and polarized political debate about global warming! Posts like these aren't worth getting up out of my chair. J/K

There are fish like that around (maybe even in Prior and Owasso), but I think we can all agree that the numbers of larger fish have decreased on the pressured lakes around here. I've got a honey hole that I've pulled 12+" crappies out of in the metro, too, and I'm not about to give it up either as it is a similar small shallow pond. CPR'ed fish below:

Good luck to all on Prior, you will have one less permanent to drive around. Just keep an eye out for the portables!

[Wallmaster]

I have caught some pretty dandy size Crappies out of Prior also. Most of the big ones I have caught though were in the spring along the edges of the boat docks just when the bugs were starting to come out. How does that song go? -

"DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY"

Hey McGurk :)Whats up?

[Mr. Pike1]

Max, I wonder if your talking about one of my favorite little mud holes that in years past put out some 12" crappies some nice winter pike. My mud hole X starts with a V and surprisingly there are rarely anyone on the little pond. Great for ice fishing and Kayak

[Maximum12]

McGurk, ha! Yup, I know personally a couple of my old favorite lakes that have been virtually stripped of their big crappie populations. They're still there, but far fewer & further between.

Mr. Pike, I'm sure it's a different mud hole based on what you've posted. And I know from past conversations you have more than one that you've uncovered. I'm working at locating some new ones down in the Eagan neck of the woods - there are more potholes around here than there were up in my old St. Paul stomping grounds. Another couple of weeks & I can resume my exploring...

[walleyeJoe]

out last night from 3 pm till about 10:30 pm lost count of crappies after about 30..... mostly 7 inchers had a couple nine inchers and one 10 1/2 but at about 10:30 bite just stopped.... vexilar looked liek a xmas tree for about 2 hours after dark and then boom done.... 21 fow....

[Aces In The Hole]

Thanks for the update walleyjoe, I'll be out there tomorrow to chase after those 14" slabs I've been hearing about! ; )

[Quetico]

Where do I start looking for crappies and sunnies during the day on Tuesday? A few us have the day off and are looking for some crappies and sunnies. Life has gotten crazy of late and we havent had much time to hit the ice since mid season.

Thanks guys.

[Ishnala]

Prior lake crappies are a hit and miss. I did catch 6 10-12 in. on thursday then today i went out and got my limit on 10 in. They taste good. The largest one I have caught this winter out of the hole I fish was a 13 in. White crappie

[superiorfishguy]

does any one fish for crappies in the morning out here?? just wondering if worth a try in morning??

[walleyeJoe]

yea in about january thats when i had my best luck.... set up about an hour and a half before the sun came up and it was literally non stop action.... till about 9 in the morning.... small though

[kilkercal615]

Forget the crappies today I went out and got into some really nice sun fish...They were the most aggrisive fish I have found all year. Couldn't keep the line in the water. Found some nice sized ones but did have to do a lot of picking through. All and all it was a blast.

[tj417]

Where were you?

[walleyeJoe]

out tonight till 10:30 ... got into some really thick nice keeper crappies... kept 6... was still reading them on the vexilar awhen i left but threw everything at them and they just werent havin' it after a while so i left with a happy nice batch of six....

[kilkercal615]

I was in one of the small bays on the north end

[Aces In The Hole]

Was out last night til 9:30. The crappies were thick on the Lowrance when we left. Caught some nice ones to keep. My friend even caught a 14" walleye. Really good night out on the lake last night.

[tj417]

Where were you/how deep?

[Thunder]

We were out on the north end on Saturday, and marked a lot of fish, but couldn't get anything to bite except for a couple decent perch and a few small sunnies.

[MuleShack]

Same here on saturday...marked fish down there, but couldn't get them to hit very much. We only caught about 9 sunnies and 1 crappie.

[Aces In The Hole]

I fished out of the sportsmen's access in 36 FOW.

I think we caught around 30 or 40 crappies on Sunday.

[superiorfishguy]

ice still good enough to drive on by this weekend yet you think??

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I can't imagine that it wouldn't be. We drove out last weekend and there is around 30" of real good ice.

[dfricke1010]

I was out a couple times last week and weekend and everywhere i was there was a lot of ice atleast 30". we were in an f350 and werent worried about it. i think the only thing you will have to watch for this weekend is along the shore especially after this warm week and maybe some rain today.