Stump fishing crappie at mosquito?

[mbarrett1379]

Anyone fish stumps at mosquito for crappie. I can't find them with any siZe. We caught one 11 incher and a few dinks. Anyone have any advice where or how to get a few slabs


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[bountyhunter]

just start eye fishing trolling hot tots the crappie love them.

[c. j. stone]

We used to catch lots of them a few years ago in 16-18 fow(during normal summer pool-these areas will be much shallower this summer!) on the stumpfields abt mid-lake(east side). That was when the walleye and crappie were in the stumps putting on the feedbag around mid June. I would look for the deeper channel edges now and troll small to medium cranks as was suggested earlier. Use you electronics to stay in these areas. If you find them, anchor up and throw 1/8th to 1/4oz twister tail jigs in yellow or white. If you tip them with a piece of crawler, you may get a bonus walleye or two along with the crappie. Crappie "normally" school by size/age class so if you're getting dinks, keep looking. If you do find them, ICE THEM immediately and keep very cold til you can clean them.(They tend to mush out in hot weather/warmer water temps.) Good luck.

[Wow]

Summer crappie take some effort. Deep stumps are good targets. It all depends on the the lake depth and your willingness to move. Work each and every stump. In low light and cloudy conditions, shallower stumps will work in the dog days of summer.
Any stump or brush are holding crappie. The hotter it gets and the higher the sun, the trick is to locate the deeper water schools, stumps and brush. The fish are there. It's up to you to zero in on the combo they will eat.
This is where the fun begins. Jigs 'n' grubs, tubes, live bait? What's the hot color of the moment. Minnows or waxworms? 1/8 oz. or 1/4 oz.? What works at 10am. might not work at 2pm. Chartreuse, orange, blue, red, black. One color may stop and another gets hot for awhile. Always alternate 'til you find a pattern.
Work the shade if possible. In clear water, work deeper and shadier.
Move, when nothing is happening. You may be only 50 ft. away from the hot bite. Good Luck on your Crappie quest mbarrett1379. --Tim

[mbarrett1379]

Thanks guys! I don't have access to a boat so I tried everything I could. Fished the bridge and caught 40 8inchers. Explains why there was none bigger. Guess I gotta keep searching.


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