| How to fish for crappie | | | | it is typical for crappies to stage and suspend |
| Crappies move from coldwater wintering haunts | | | | over depths of 20 to 40 feet, somewhere |
| to spring foraging areas during this period of | | | | beyond the first drop off leading into shallow |
| transition. In the North, this period begins at | | | | zones they later use to forage and spawn. If you |
| ice-out, as the waters climb into the high 30 | | | | can locate these staging areas and can identify |
| degree range, usually this happens sometime in | | | | their suspended depth you can learn how to fish |
| April. In the south , crappies move from deep | | | | for crappie. In reservoir, this typically takes place |
| water to coves and the back ends of creek arms | | | | in creek arms. Look into areas near the mouth of |
| as the water warms into the low 40 degree | | | | shallow coves and bays or shorelines that have |
| range., usually sometime between late February | | | | reeds or wood cover in lakes. In small lakes or |
| and the end of March. Learning how to fish for | | | | ponds, it is not uncommon for such staging to |
| crappie can be very rewarding if you understand | | | | take place over the center of the deepest hole |
| the migration patterns of these fish. | | | | on the lake. Head to these areas when you want |
| In large lakes and reservoirs across the country, | | | | figure out how to fish for crappie. |