anyone find the crappies yet?

[slabslayer]

Just curious if anyone had been catching the crappies up shallow yet?  I don't want details or your secret spot, just a lake name and generalities if crappie are shallow yet!  Thanks!  :-)

[Ntoiceman36]

Well its a good thing those crappies aren't hiding with the results from the panfish series you have been promising to post because you would never find them!!

[slabslayer]

Results posted!!   Finally!!

[30inthabucket]

I'm going out wed. Probably indian or st marys. Will post report. Haven't heard much from anywhere else in sw ohio area, so we'll see

[Optfish]

waiting to hear how you did on Crappies so I might try Kiser out. I would love to have a fish sandwich of the freshwater sort and not trout. I am getting tired of eating them. 

[30inthabucket]

Fished st marys yesterday. Eastern end of the lake. 3 of us fished from about 9 till 6. caught well over 100 crappie but only 21 keepers. Had some real hogs tho!!! Probably kept another dozen nice gills. Color didn't seem to matter a whole lot but pink was probably the best. Also chartreuse smoke and purple produced fish. Good luck. If you hit kiser let me know how you do. PS I am hearing rumors of excellent night bites for crappie right now. May get out some glo jigs and try it this weekend

[g]

Went to Caesar Creek Wed. with a buddy in his boat. Only one ramp is usable, rest are out of the water while they work on putting in the marina. Caught 10 keepers, biggest was 12 1/2 inch. Used #2 jigging raps with small minnows. Fish were 16 to 20 feet in 25 to 28 feet of water. Bite was slow but weather was beautiful. If I can't ice fish, I still enjoy artificial ice fishing on soft water. Going to give it a try again Sun.

[30inthabucket]

G do you know how long they are gonna have the water drawn down at caesars? I had heard until may. Gonna make an interesting crappie season down there.last year was phenomenal. Limited about every trip in April and may with nice crappie. was hoping to slam em again.