Nice Crappie on a popper in Florida

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Marilyn got a big Crappie on a small popper with her Sage 'Blue Gill' outfit this morning.

She was casting off the dock behind our little place in Sebastian, Florida.



Owens' Silver Shiner Popper #6 from Umpqua

http://www.umpqua.com/pc-86-7-silver-shiner-popper-owens.aspx

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[jbird]

Thats a dandy. Looks like one happy angler.

[Darian]

Are you sure that isn't a Bass in a crappie suit :?: :?: :lol:

[Scott V]

Nice looking crappie, I wish I knew of more places around here with crappie. They seem to elude me so far.

[Morgan]

scott we have crappie up here in lake tahoe....they are in the keys. A little late now but you can catch em in the summer time.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Clear Lake, northwest of Sacramento a few hours, was always famous for Crappie in the early spring but I have never stopped to fish it.

We have always caught Crappie accidentally while fishing for bass.

When I worked at a bait shop over 40 years ago in the early spring we sold lots of live small "crappie" minnow for bait.

Crappie occasionally get over 3 pounds which is a nice game fish on a fly rod.

[Mark Kranhold]

Way to go Marilyn, that's a slab of a Crappie. Lake Amador has a good population of Crappie as well. Stripping in some white/ yellow buggers should do the trick.