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was out on Monday, 19th. Spent a few hours near the bullrushes on west side near manitou. several bass and sunnies were present and hungry. No crappies yet. Did see a boat catching a few craps near the north public launch. They must have been in 12-15 feet of water.
I will give it another try in a few days.

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Crappies are going very well when the conditions are right. Caught a whole bunch with my kids 4/17 by the eagle's nest in 5-6 feet. My son got one that was 12 1/2. Bite was real hot from 10-11 am when the water warmed up a little. Last spring and so far this spring have been some of the best crappie fishing I've seen on WBL in the 25 years I've lived there and fished it.

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generally, what kind of structure and depths have you bee fishing for your success lakealice? Just trying to see where i can find some decent action for saturday to take my dad out for helping me all winter long.

Thanks in advance for your help.
kroc0005 AT yahoo.com
-Catchin'

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Catchin': I would try anywhere from 5 to 10 feet. Look for weeds, lots of weeds. The fish we caught were really active and schooling in 5-7 feet in the weeds. Try bobbers if you're fishing the shallows with your bait suspended, and drift with tube jigs if you're fishing deeper. Good luck.

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Thanks, that might be the place i go to on saturday, i like fishign for bass there but never the crappie fishing. Will let you knwo if i hit it and how i do...

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I was out on WBL on Thursday 04-22-04 from about 12 noon to 5pm. Caught 2 nice crappies, 2 small northerns, and 1 small bass. I was using crappie minnows under a bobber with white/silver/gold flu flu. Tried numerous places from 4--12 feet of water. Caught the crappies out in front of the Ramsey County boat launch. There were a ton of boats out there more to the west, so I tried to stay away. Dont know if they were catching fish or not. Water temp was anywhere from high 40's in the main lake to 54 degrees in some bays and in the north end.

Matt

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