Crappie Habitat
Early Spring
- Main lake coves
- Break lines near spawning locations.
- Brush piles, fish attractor sites.
- Creek arms (secondary, non flowing)
- Mud bottom coves.
Spring (Spawn)
- Brushy coves (back end of cove or tributary)
- Marinas.
- Sheltered shorelines with firm bottom.
- Sheltered shorelines with submerged vegetation.
Summer and Early Fall
- Main river channel bends and intersection.
- Edges of main river channel.
- Wooded main points, steep banks.
- Deep rock piles.
- Deep submerged road beds or old foundations.
Late Fall and Winter
- Main river channel bends (the deeper the better)
- Many Crappie fisherman swear the best fishing is when the water is 40 and below. That temp really concentrates the bait fish, and large schools of crappie are easy to locate on the graph).
- Typically cold water crappie fishing is going to be best in the old river channel at the deepest locations.
- Deep main lake coves.