How to catch spawning crappie (part 1) Catching crappie in shallow water

In this video I show you how to catch spawning crappie using a jig. Catching crappie in shallow water is my favorite way to catch them. The crappie are moving up to spawn and can be caught around vegetation, laydowns, docks and brush. The male crappie will move up first and start making the beds to get ready for the larger female crappie. This is an exciting time to fish for crappie as the action can be fast and furious.

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CATCHAHAWG teaches you how to catch more Crappie, Catfish, and Bass. I have been guiding full time on Lake Fork since February 1996 and I want to share with you my fish catching secrets that I have accumulated after all these years on the lake. Lake Fork is known all over the world for it’s trophy bass fishing. However, Lake Fork is full of giant crappie, blue catfish and flathead catfish. On this channel we are going to teach you the techniques that I as a guide use to catch these species. Please hit the SUBSCRIBE button and don’t forget to hit the bell so you don’t miss out on any upcoming videos. Thank you for your support.

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[basspro]

Love that thump! And you are thumping them good

[tomwilliams]

I really enjoy your videos. Just a regular guy with normal stuff that knows how to catch fish. Thank you. You the real deal.

[jeremyware]

Thats awesome man great job love the videos are they still shallow

[slabbusterrtr]

Man great vid 👍 no kidding bout 3 years ago this time of year I found a spot I lost count after 123 I bet I caught 200+ with 75% keepers I threw them all back though my thumb was so raw I had to put a glove on 🤣 love days like that but far a few between to find that many in one spot

[chrystalbrown]

They got their tuxedos on!! Nice video. I like catching em so good that when you close your go to sleep at night you see that cork go under! New subbie!

[robertjohnson]

great video learned a lot. thanks for sharing

[georgemann]

Looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.

[jake]

Never seen so many crappie come out of such a small area.

[ritchiemitchell]

I agree with you completely. I LOVE single-pole sniping for crappie and watching that bobber sink! Ol' school Crappie fishin'! Nothing against the tech age but there's nothing like the adrenaline rush from the 'thump'!

[ppdrawings]

vertical jigging - and - jig & bobber . . . is my favorite way of fishing

[terrybrown]

The guy that tied the jigs that you are using is a great friend of the family. We have crappie fished for years together. He does ties fantastic jigs and is a really a great man.

[violetwoodard]

why do you throw the fish back instead of keeping them to eat, or give them to someone else?

[mindofharris]

Wow! and there’s a part 2? Nice.... I really enjoyed watching you catch spring crappie and sharing your techniques and habits of the crappie. So does the females come in swallow water, laid some eggs and move on to another spot and then more females move up and do the same?

[catfishbill]

I like to catch them with just a minnow and a bobber, good ole fashion fishing, no live scope just trying different spots, trial and error

[mikeh]

You have a real informative channel, keep it up.

[ricrinehart]

Great video bud at what water temperature do the fish move up that shallow? Here in Indiana it just snowed Tuesday and all week is around freezing so I'm waiting for the water to warm up next week they're talking 60 and 70

[mikedixon]

Have you tried using perspective mode in shallow water to find the crappie beds. I thought I might try it his coming weekend.

[dennisgarver]

Great video. Keep making them. Enjoy watching them when I can't go fishing. Very informative

[ronaldbolen]

Thanks for the Video. I have a place that has a tree that is in usually around twelve feet of water. In the Summer they stack up in there but I have not been able to find them spawning. After watching this, I have not fishing shallow enough.

[offgridwhitetails]

What’s a good pocket on fork for crappie fishing like this. And what depth am I looking for off the bank. Thanks