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Crappie Fishing Basics -
Simple Steps on How to Catch
Crappies
By Mark Fleagle
Crappie are found all over the United States From the east cost all the way to California, from southern Canada, To Florida and just about any other place there is a lake river or stream. This fish species is one of the best to target if you are a beginning fisherman. If you have young children who are interested in trying the sport of fishing than taking them crappie fishing would be the best way to perk their interest.
Fishing for crappies is really a very in-expensive way to get into the sport of fishing and even beginners will catch fish. Basically all you need is a cane pole 10ft plus in length, with a line hook and a bobber. All these items can be purchased for under 25$. Now you can spend a lot more and you will if really get interested in the sport, but if you just want to try crappie fishing the cane pole option is the way to go.
You will still need to learn some basic facts about this fish before you attempt to go fishing. I would suggest you do just little research on the crappie species so you have an idea of where they are typically located and to find out when the best time to catch them. You need to know what there favorite foods are so you know what crappie live baits to purchase.
Get on the internet and do some simple crappie anatomy research, for example you probably did not know that the crappies eyes can not move in a position to look downward, so therefore if you bait is below them they will never see it. Also you need to know there are two types of these fish. Both species of crappie are from the sunfish family (Pomoxis annularis) and are located in North America and can live in harmony together. There is the black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) and the white crappie (Pomoxis annularis). The white and the black crappie are both part of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) which consists of for example bluegills, largemouth bass and other warm water game fish. These fish are found only in the north American hemisphere, from Sothern Ontario into Mexico. These fish have been stocked very heavily for the East Coast to the West Coast and from southern Ontario into Mexico and Now Panama and they can be found anywhere there is a lake a stream or rivers. Crappie fishing basics will work for both the white and the black crappies. Here's a few identification tips: Black crappie tend to be a shade darker then their sister white crappie. And they have a irregular pattern of spots on their bodies. White crappie are lighter in color and have a defined vertical pattern of spots. Here's another way of identifying the two crappies. Count the number of splines on the dorsal fin. If the count is between 7 and 8 the fish is a black crappie, if the count is between 5 and 6 then you have a white crappie. Black crappie thrive better in colder, clear water and can be found as far north as I said in the first paragraph in southern Canada.The whites seem to like large lakes and slow moving rivers like in the south. To be honest through there Is no real separation because these fish can be found together in all the lower 48 states and into Mexico. And they do cross breed so there are a lot of cross breeds.
The average size of these fish will depend on the water conditions of any particular local area you intend to fish, but normal size catches are from ? to 1lb. If you stick to some simple crappie fishing basic tips you may catch some fish in the 2lb plus range. A record white crappie was caught in Enid Lake Mississippi and weighed in at 5lb 2onces. The largest white crappie on record was caught in Enid Lake Mississippi, and was recorded to be 5lb and 2 ounces. The largest black on record is 4 lb 8 ounces caught in Kerr Lake Virginia and Otoe Lake Nebraska.
The crappie's food supply is made up mainly of crappie minnows, insects and small crustaceans. The young fish will feed primarily on the small crustaceans and insects while the larger adults diet consists mainly on small fish. Studies have been conducted on the both the white and black adult crappies and it seems that the black will feed a great deal on insects in the spring and switch to small fish such as minnows throughout the rest of the year. The adult white's primary meal is small fish such as minnows throughout the year.
Just remember when your fishing for the crappies to have fun! If you stick to some crappie fishing basics there's a good chance you will come away with a basic full of good eating fish, so GOOD LUCK!
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