Frogman Ladue
Well-known member
Anyone have any luck on inland lake Crappie this year? Spawn yet? I haven't tried yet...avoiding a skunked trip.
From what I've seen,
Pike have spawned and are still hitting spoons and cranks in the lakes, inline spinners in upper Lake Erie watersheds.
Walleye are hitting on the usuals. Local lake populations depend on the stocking calendar, and hatchery menus...nothing hitting in the shallows yet. This is an "even" year, ODNR will be stocking fingerlings in a number of lakes.
Perch are slow, hitting on minnows more than worms.
Bass are still hibernating....and just about to hit prespawn. Don't bother until middle May at the earliest.
Stealhead have spawned and are back in the river mouths...predominately to the east. There was a stock last year, no word on if they're still sticking to corn, or on live bait, or lures.
Sun Fish are hitting well, haven't hit spawn yet. Expect early spawn, lake temps are up this year.
No word on cats or forage fish.
So what's the word on the crappie? Someone has to dropped a line in.
From what I've seen,
Pike have spawned and are still hitting spoons and cranks in the lakes, inline spinners in upper Lake Erie watersheds.
Walleye are hitting on the usuals. Local lake populations depend on the stocking calendar, and hatchery menus...nothing hitting in the shallows yet. This is an "even" year, ODNR will be stocking fingerlings in a number of lakes.
Perch are slow, hitting on minnows more than worms.
Bass are still hibernating....and just about to hit prespawn. Don't bother until middle May at the earliest.
Stealhead have spawned and are back in the river mouths...predominately to the east. There was a stock last year, no word on if they're still sticking to corn, or on live bait, or lures.
Sun Fish are hitting well, haven't hit spawn yet. Expect early spawn, lake temps are up this year.
No word on cats or forage fish.
So what's the word on the crappie? Someone has to dropped a line in.
