| Are you planning on crappie fishing in the great state | | | | where they are. Just like the weather, crappie will |
| of Ohio? There are many wonderful places to fish | | | | have different stages and this influences the way |
| for crappie all over the state but if this is your plan, | | | | they behave. If you live in a colder area of Ohio, the |
| you need to learn as much as you can about the | | | | crappie may still be locked into their winter patterns |
| area and where you will be fishing. Ohio has many | | | | even later in the year such as past February. In |
| great lakes, rivers and other water sources for | | | | warmer areas, they will have already fallen into a |
| fishing for crappie. When fishing for crappie in Ohio, | | | | spring pattern by February or the latest, March. |
| you need to take the weather conditions into | | | | Crappie are most often found in the middle depths of |
| consideration as well. It's important that you learn | | | | the waters you are fishing in. therefore, if the waters |
| about the patterns that crappie can have depending | | | | are 40 feet deep, you can find crappie around 20 |
| on the season and the weather. | | | | feet or so. If the lake or river is 20 feet deep, you |
| In Ohio lakes and rivers, crappie are most often | | | | may find the crappie around 8-10 feet under. If the |
| found in the deeper waters near main-lake and | | | | sun is bright and the water is clear, they may be a |
| main-river structures. They will usually be a few feet | | | | few feet deeper than you would normally find them. |
| down, depending on the temperature and water | | | | When it gets near dusk and the sun is going down, |
| visibility. You can often find them along the main | | | | they may surface more. |
| channels and near schools of baitfish. Sometimes you | | | | When crappie are spawning, they tend to be closer |
| will need to experiment with different baits and also | | | | to the surface and also closer to the water's edge. |
| with different water depths until you find the best | | | | They like to hang out in trees and other brush areas |
| results. This is the best way to get crappie to | | | | near the water edge and they are easier to catch |
| respond to your efforts and make great catches. So | | | | here during spawning season. The amount of daylight, |
| what else do you need to know about crappie fishing | | | | temperatures of the water and other factors will also |
| in Ohio? | | | | contribute to their spawning cycles as well. When you |
| In the winter months, the crappie may seem less | | | | learn to track the patterns of the spawn, you can |
| active but they're still there. The trick is in knowing | | | | catch crappie most any time of year in Ohio. |