Tips for Crappie, Panfish & Perch Crappie fishing is a fantastic sport that the whole family can enjoy for year round action.
I am going to give you valuable tips how to catch crappie also known as panfish or perch in the northern regions with different types of crappie baits & jigs using well known bobber fishing techniques.
We don't want to forget crappie fishing with live medium sized minnows that works in shallow water to deeper water especially when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees leading into summertime in different depths! The heaviest concentrations of crappie exist in Canada primarily in the southern regions & the lower 48 states because crappie & panfish prefer warmer waters necessary for their survival.
In Canada, ice fishing for panfish is a huge sport that fishermen go to great lengths to bring out there ice houses on their favorite spots on the lake usually in 6 foot to 12 foot deep when the lakes are frozen.
These waters are typically warmer and even with ice covering the lakes there are still plenty of insects, plankton & minnows for panfish to feed on.
Ice fishermen will put their minnows in a cooler or even a Ziploc bag with slushy ice and put them in their coat pocket and the minnows will stay alive all day.
A lot of Ice fishermen will use a portable depthfinder to lower down in the holes so they can actually see the panfish hit their bait! These waters are very clear unlike the far southern regions where the waters are murky in a lot of areas.
Crappie fishing in the southern regions means bigger crappie due to warmer seasons and longer days and fantastic aquatic vegetation and crappies feeding periods last longer so the crappie can grow to 20 plus inches long and exceed 4 pounds in size! A great way to rig up your rod & reel for shallow water crappie fishing is using a bobber with a small hair jig in 3 foot to 12 foot of water, this technique allows you to cast the jig without losing your bait so you don't scare the crappie.
A light breeze is great for using a bobber because with the ripples on the water will give the crappie jig a little movement underwater that mimics a natural insect that crappie won't be able to resist to entice a strike.
If you are in a cove or crappie fishing off of a pier and the water is like glass then give it an occasional twitch for natural movement, you will want to adjust the bobber for the crappie jig to float 1 to 2 feet off the bottom.
This will work the same way for minnows except you will want to add a small weight 6 inches above the hook so your minnow with sink to your desired depth.
When your bobber starts moving away or disappears underwater, set the hook! Always make sure that you have sharp crappie hooks to get the best results.
Crappie fishing has been proven to be a sport for the entire family because they are a lot easier to catch and reel in than any other species of fish.
If you are crappie fishing with jigs you can start out very simple and low cost by adding several crappie jig colors using green, white, black, chartreuse & fluorescent colors depending on the water clarity.
Try this crappie technique, take your crappie jig and cast over crappie structure without a bobber and slowly bring it back over the structure for some excellent crappie fishing!
I am going to give you valuable tips how to catch crappie also known as panfish or perch in the northern regions with different types of crappie baits & jigs using well known bobber fishing techniques.
We don't want to forget crappie fishing with live medium sized minnows that works in shallow water to deeper water especially when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees leading into summertime in different depths! The heaviest concentrations of crappie exist in Canada primarily in the southern regions & the lower 48 states because crappie & panfish prefer warmer waters necessary for their survival.
In Canada, ice fishing for panfish is a huge sport that fishermen go to great lengths to bring out there ice houses on their favorite spots on the lake usually in 6 foot to 12 foot deep when the lakes are frozen.
These waters are typically warmer and even with ice covering the lakes there are still plenty of insects, plankton & minnows for panfish to feed on.
Ice fishermen will put their minnows in a cooler or even a Ziploc bag with slushy ice and put them in their coat pocket and the minnows will stay alive all day.
A lot of Ice fishermen will use a portable depthfinder to lower down in the holes so they can actually see the panfish hit their bait! These waters are very clear unlike the far southern regions where the waters are murky in a lot of areas.
Crappie fishing in the southern regions means bigger crappie due to warmer seasons and longer days and fantastic aquatic vegetation and crappies feeding periods last longer so the crappie can grow to 20 plus inches long and exceed 4 pounds in size! A great way to rig up your rod & reel for shallow water crappie fishing is using a bobber with a small hair jig in 3 foot to 12 foot of water, this technique allows you to cast the jig without losing your bait so you don't scare the crappie.
A light breeze is great for using a bobber because with the ripples on the water will give the crappie jig a little movement underwater that mimics a natural insect that crappie won't be able to resist to entice a strike.
If you are in a cove or crappie fishing off of a pier and the water is like glass then give it an occasional twitch for natural movement, you will want to adjust the bobber for the crappie jig to float 1 to 2 feet off the bottom.
This will work the same way for minnows except you will want to add a small weight 6 inches above the hook so your minnow with sink to your desired depth.
When your bobber starts moving away or disappears underwater, set the hook! Always make sure that you have sharp crappie hooks to get the best results.
Crappie fishing has been proven to be a sport for the entire family because they are a lot easier to catch and reel in than any other species of fish.
If you are crappie fishing with jigs you can start out very simple and low cost by adding several crappie jig colors using green, white, black, chartreuse & fluorescent colors depending on the water clarity.
Try this crappie technique, take your crappie jig and cast over crappie structure without a bobber and slowly bring it back over the structure for some excellent crappie fishing!