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Crappie may not be the
scrappiest of fighters but on light tackle they
can be a
handful, especially when they reach two pounds or more.
The average Crappie we
catch is about twelve inches long and weighs
about one pound
but we catch quite a few from fourteen to sixteen
inches that
weigh from one and a half to two pounds.
Every now and then we
catch crappie well over two pounds like this
17.5-inch Crappie that weighed 2-pounds, 6-ounces
and this 18-inch Crappie that weighed 2-pounds, 12-ounces.
The challenges in
crappie fishing are locating them, figuring out
what they
will bite and how they want it presented.
Once Crappie are found
and a pattern develops it doesn’t take
long to catch enough for dinner and usually enough to
share with friends
and neighbors too.
At times Crappie can be
very aggressive and will hit almost
anything presented in
almost any fashion.
Other times Crappie are
rather finicky and their bite is so light and
difficult to
detect that you hardly get a chance to set the hook.
Crappie make possibly
the best table fare of any fish species. Anyone
that has
tasted properly prepared Crappie will attest to that.
Crappie can be prepared
in many ways including fried, baked and in fish
and seafood
recipes.
Click here for some of
my favorite recipes.
Crappie are very
prolific and grow quickly in our mild climate
and long
growing season.
Because they are so
prolific and few fishermen pursue them
year around,
over-fishing of crappie rarely occurs.
Crappie adapt well to rivers,
lakes and reservoirs and can be
caught year-round if you know
where and how to fish for them.
We have good populations of both
White Crappie and
Black Crappie in Arkansas.
Black Crappie
White Crappie
