We use to catch good crappie in good numbers from Squaw creek when I was a kid, 2-3 lbers but after the lake closed from 9/11, they had a golden algae bloom that killed the crappie population and the crappie never rebounded and were not reintroduced into the lake. The golden algae bloom is why the tilapia were introduced to the lake and they might have whipped out the rest off the crappie but not certain on that

I thought your video turned out really good on a good trip!

Shoot my bad Blue Nitro, I wasn't trying to call you out. I didn't know there was a back story to the question about cast nets, and since I originally read it as he was going to use the nets for crappie, I thought you had too. My apologies Mr Duran.

Lane, I wasn't trying to make you feel bad. Nitro may or may not want to share his back story on this. All I meant was that I knew what he meant when he commented that way.

If anyone should feel bad, it's Nitro. He got absolutely smoked in our last outing. I'm surprised he didn't put his boat up for sale, and take up bowling.

We were catching them on red worms in about 4 feet of water in the back of one of the coves by the water outlet. gold hook with a weight about 18" below. Just cast it out and reel it real slow to keep the line tight and hang on. They were a blast to catch. I sent them home with my brother and he said they were no fun to clean. Big thick scales and lots of red meat to trim out.

welcome to the forum!

i went the first time and caught 64 with rod n reel. second time took a co worker and son 43. i use night crawlers.
first i found a area in a cove at about four feet. use small perch hook with a split shot just so you can cast. once you cast a piece of worm not even half a inch. i leave line slack. watch if it moves, then set hook. sometimes they will just grab it and run. usually if you have them on line and dont set hook they will spit it out if they feel you on the line. like carp. i sometimes act as if im dragging a jig very slow on bottom. they will grab it. its a amazing fight with eight pound line on ultra lite. i reeled in some that were 18" and two n half pounds to three. ill be going agian soon.
i saw the fish in shallow water an tried to throw a cast net. once it hit water fish took off. i think the key is if you use cast net, cast were its dark and they wont run from it. if you want, pm me an we can meet up an ill show you a few productive spots you'll catch them at shadrap

If the entrance fee wasn't so high I would love to go in my Kayak , still might a freezer full might offset the entrance fee.

Has anyone had any success from the bank?

well you can catch more than your fair share at squaw from the bank with a hook,worm, and bobber just like you're bluegill fishing... It doesn't get any more traditional than that. The squaw their a edge 2-lbs and up

would you be willing to give me an idea where to get them from the bank? Im going to go and try to fill up a cooler

They limit you to about 2 miles of bank line for bank fishing. Any of the coves are filled with them.