Christmas crappies

[hook_sets]

Went to Utah lake state park this morning.  Ice is unsafe in the harbor, so I fished on the dock.  Caught some nice crappies and released a bunch of small perch.

Merry Christmas.

[doitall5000]

Went to Utah lake state park this morning.  Ice is unsafe in the harbor, so I fished on the dock.  Caught some nice crappies and released a bunch of small perch.

Merry Christmas.

Thanks for the pictures but it hard to tell their size. We're you alone in the harbor

[hook_sets]

There were 8 fishermen fishing on the docks.  Fish was between 8-9.5 inches.

[meancuznalfy]

Nice, great haul

[Fritzfishin]

Some 9.5" crappie would sure make some Christmas fish fry!!

[catchinon]

Hey, Phong, I was out there the other day and the regulars told me that the crappie fishing had been hot a while back but I couldn't expect to catch any now. Could you share how to do it or try to show me, again? PM me if you prefer.

[hook_sets]

Hi Craig,

The crappies action was hot in November out on the rocky jetties.  I caught them on my hand tied marabou jig 2 feet under a bobber.  As for catching them through the ice around the docks, I don’t use the bobber.  I noticed that all the crappies I caught is between 2-4ft down from the top of the water.  I move around the docks with my showdown to locate the crappies.  I have success using trout magnets, slab tail plastics, and marabou jugs to catch them.

I wast out at the state park this morning, and the wind was wicked.  The ice around the docks will be gone later today.

Hope this help.

[hook_sets]

I went to the Utah state park and fished for a couple of hours today.  Got 5 crappies and a dozen white bass.  The harbor is iced up now, about 1.5” thick.

[MrShane]

How deep was water please?

[hook_sets]

The water in the harbor is around 8 feet deep, and the crappies are in the middle of the water column.

[MrShane]

Thank you HookSets!