Posted By: NewtotheSport
Beginner's Question on Finding Crappie - 05/07/20 07:38 PM
I feel like most of the people on the forum get to go out to some larger, nicer lakes to fish, I've been stuck fishing some local ponds but I was wondering if I could still catch crappie jigging under a dock at a small local pond? I know for sure that there are crappie there, have seen a couple people post pics of catches just a couple weeks ago.
I've read that in the summer as the heat comes the crappie will seek cooler water and head deep, but with a small pond like this I don't know if the "deeper" middle part would offer them that much cooler water temp. There are also clusters of cattails or bushes or something spaced out around the perimeter of the pond. I think in the end I'll just have to get out there and give it a try to know for sure, but I'm interested in hearing theories from some of you more experienced fisherman. Do you think my best bet is jigging right under the fishing pier, casting a jig towards the middle and slow rolling, walking around and jigging the vegetation on the side or something else entirely?
Just trying to improve as a fisherman so developing my theories here before I go out and test them! Tryna think like a crappie!
I've read that in the summer as the heat comes the crappie will seek cooler water and head deep, but with a small pond like this I don't know if the "deeper" middle part would offer them that much cooler water temp. There are also clusters of cattails or bushes or something spaced out around the perimeter of the pond. I think in the end I'll just have to get out there and give it a try to know for sure, but I'm interested in hearing theories from some of you more experienced fisherman. Do you think my best bet is jigging right under the fishing pier, casting a jig towards the middle and slow rolling, walking around and jigging the vegetation on the side or something else entirely?
Just trying to improve as a fisherman so developing my theories here before I go out and test them! Tryna think like a crappie!