Crappie Fishing Techniques
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I have always even enjoyed panfish, the are small but tough and are readily available. And over one summer as a teenager I quickly found that the Crappie is one of those very exciting Panfish. I might even say I prefer Crappie or basic Bluegill type fish. First lets discuss the difference between Black and White Crappie.
The big simplest difference is that the black crappie is darker than the white crappie. But there is more than just this, the white crappie will have a
semblance of vertical shaped bars on its side. The Black crappie will not have these strips it will instead have random mottled marks along its sides. Also the dorsal fin can be found black further on the white crappie vs the black crappie. The dorsal fin has only 5-6 spines on the white crappie and the black crappie has 7-8 spines. Finally you might also notice the white crappie looks to be a little longer then the black crappie. And there are the differences between white and black crappie.
So now that we have a simple understanding of the White and Black Crappie, we should talk about the more important stuff The Spawning patterns. General water temps for Crappie Spawning is 50 to 60 degrees. Let’s talk more about the spawn. The prime location for catching spawning crappie is water 3 to 7 feet deep with visible cover. If you find yourself in clear water conditions you might be looking to 12 to 14 feet in depth. So the structures that you should be looking for are areas near boat docks, brush piles, weed beds, and maybe even bridge pilings.