2018 BW Crappies!

walleyewood: "2018 BW Crappies!"

I hear about crappies in the BWCA but I never think about them when I am up there. What lake or part of the BWCA did these come from? They are good too eat, might be easier to get than walleye's depending on the season?

All I want to know is how deep they were?

Oh, and I’d also like to say.......

Nice catchin’.

June - 10 FOW - mixed in with gills.

Lions and tigers and crappie......OH MY

walleyewood: "June - 10 FOW - mixed in with gills. "

Thanks, I thought you had caught them thru the ice.

Nice work!

Nope - early June. 1 week annual trip to the BW. Eyes first, then whatever else is biting!

Vum Yum!

Is bald eagle lake very busy at that time?

Crappies.......most everyone I know considers them a good eating fish. When I lived in Michigan as a full time resident we hit the crappies hard both summer and winter and thought they were delicious.

Then I moved to Florida and excellent fishing for crappies on the Big "O" which is just down the block from me. Don't ask me why but crappies caught in Florida are terrible and basically not fit to eat IMO. The texture is very soft and mushy, blah!

And bluegills are as thin as a rail. A 9" bluegill in Michigan is a fine and proud fish with condsiderable shoulders and healthy filet. Florida gills are basically not worth the effort, very skinny. The exception is the Shellcrackers, a type of bluegill which excels in all aspects, fighting ability, size and table fare.

We caught many, many gills mixed in with this bag of crappies (original pic posted) and they were monsters!

Was there a lot of traffic on the lake that week

Are there any good Crappie lakes by entry point 32?

Also our group has a bubbler is it a bad idea to take minnows in? Caught some on plastics last time I was there but thought minnows would help catch more.

We caught a bunch of very large crappies when we were there. I attached a map,there are three black dots, that’s where we got them.

Not easier to catch than walleyes, in my opinion. Just something to try and catch if limited out on eyes or something to do for a couple of hours in the event the 'eyes are slow for a day.

Warm Water Crappies...not good as you say...Throw them on ice for a few hours, it helps.

mastertangler: "Crappies.......most everyone I know considers them a good eating fish. When I lived in Michigan as a full time resident we hit the crappies hard both summer and winter and thought they were delicious.


Then I moved to Florida and excellent fishing for crappies on the Big "O" which is just down the block from me. Don't ask me why but crappies caught in Florida are terrible and basically not fit to eat IMO. The texture is very soft and mushy, blah!

And bluegills are as thin as a rail. A 9" bluegill in Michigan is a fine and proud fish with condsiderable shoulders and healthy filet. Florida gills are basically not worth the effort, very skinny. The exception is the Shellcrackers, a type of bluegill which excels in all aspects, fighting ability, size and table fare. "

Our Kansas crappies get that way in the summer but are great in the spring and winter.

Double post

Where did the first pic go of those big crappies? Hmmm