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Went fishing this morning with my brother at Deer Creek. we caught a couple small bass by the island and then we drifted in the 20-30 mph winds towards charleston. Our Engine kept failing so we just put our lines out and drift fished as we went along. Suddenly i had a fish on and i was shocked when i saw what it was. Thinking it was a white bass by the looks of it in the water, it was a decent sized black crappie. I know their not supposed to be in there and there has been so many fish illegally introduced to the lake who knows what else is in there. as long as there aren't muskies i think we're good. But here is a pic of the crappie after i brought it home.
Day ended fine without sinking the boat, we took the boat to where the charelston bay is supposed to be. since water levels have dropped its only about 1 foot deep- 6" deep of water right there, so i got out and pulled the boat to shore and we got a ride to get the truck at the main marina and picked up the boat. so it was a fun adventure and experience. by the way it was my first black crappie i've caught in my life.
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That is a nice crappie.
But to tell the truth they have been in there for decades.
It has been the last couple of years that they have shown up in numbers.
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Back in the late 70's they was put in by the dwr so I guess they are the bucket this time..But they have been hard to find over the years..
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wow i never knew that, thats good to know. thanks for the information and reply. i asked some people at the main marina and they said there aren't any in the lake. they actually told me there is basically everything but crappies, proved them wrong, now there is everything in there. funny thing was it was in the middle of the lake at 20 feet of water. idk where they usually stay but i thought it was near shore kinda like the bluegills and sunfish.
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That's a beautiful Fish.
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Nice crappie for DC but I don't think they are black crappie, aren't they white crappie. The dark ones are male from what I understand. Maybe TD will chime in and give us the low down.
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They are black crappie.
There were only a couple of places in the state that ever had white crappie planted in them and they never really took off. they are so rare that the state doesn't even have a record size fish listed.
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Caught this Black Crappie at Sand Hollow this year ! So I was thinking that the Deer Creek crappie was a white crappie ! Anyone know for sure ???? Nice crappie from Deer Creek !!! Thanks for posting !
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With the last few years of keeping Deer creek full and in the brush I guess they have come back in numbers..
A few years ago I caught a crappie in Jordanelle but that is the only one..
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Hope you marked that spot with your gps because that is exactly where crappie are at this time of year and in the winter too. They only pile into the shallows for the spawn. Then they usually find a mound with some structure on top and deep water on each side.
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I stand corrected, thanks for checking on that but the darker ones are usually male from my experience.
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I did real well for them last year, have not been able to find a one this year.
UL the same only caught a couple.
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