Five Crappie Lures and When to use Them

Lures are good for catching fishes like the Crappie. A lure may have worked well for you on your last fishing trip, but may not work properly today or on the next scheduled fishing trip. Also while fishing, it has to be kept in mind that the fishing locations should be frequently changed. The earlier mentioned condition holds true in this scenario also.

Fish are intelligent and they keep on changing their paths. Crappie fish are known to move all about the lake primarily in search of newer foods. So if they find some part of the lake feasible for feasting then it would be best suited to move to that particular position if you want to do some serious crappie fishing.

Silver minnow which can be found in one spot may not be likeable for them in some other spot. All that the author wishes to convey is that the tactics needs to be frequently changed if you want to do crappie fishing. Crappie fishing is best accomplished while being done during the spawning season. Crappie fish have been broadly classified into two; they are the white crappie and the black crappie.

The white crappie can be found in the southern lakes and the black crappie can be found in the deeper northern lakes. Some of the places where crappie fish can be found in plenty are listed in here. A special mention should be given to the Lake Talquin where crappie fish were found to be growing in record numbers.

The climate of the region plays a very important role for the spawning of the crappie fish. The two fish can be easily distinguished with the help of their color but also with the help of marked and visible striations found in their respective bodies. Although the fish can be caught in the non spawning season too it might take sometime and precise procedures need to be followed.

Fear not fellow readers because we are possessing bigger brains than the Crappie fish which you are about to catch from the lakes. Start thinking like a crappie fish. Where would a crappie fish be looking for food in that lake? Now move yourself to that spot on the lake with your bait and lay in patience in that spot for that crappie fish to pass by and fall prey to your bait.

Many people who turn up for fishing are of the opinion that crappie fishing of the black and the white varieties are always looking for silver minnows. But depending upon the nature of the season the food habits of the crappie fish also keep on changing and it is better to study the diet of the crappie fish and position yourself in the lake on finding the food which the crappie is interested.

The diet of the crappie fish include frogs, tadpoles and various forms of worms and they are even known to go after plain fishing hooks thinking that some form of live bait can be found in those baits.