crappie at petrie after ice out???

Post by **darkone** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:02 pm

anyone ever chase down the crappie after ice out at petrie???

Post by **Fish'n Buddy** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:11 pm

not me personally, but I know they do!!
crappie guys are so secretive

Post by **joco** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:27 am

try both not that good until the water warm up.

but you could try for cats at those culvert. in april.

joco

Post by **Tip-up** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:53 am

We catch crappies after ice out at Petrie every year, you don't see numbers like you would on the Rideau River but the quality of fish are there...Like Joco said though, you have to wait until the water warms up a bit before you 'find' a good bite. I have fished a lot of water in those backbays and find seem to find them in the same spots every year. Buy lots of tubes and road runners, your practicaly pitching your jigs into cover and pulling them out. I have a new lake or two I will be on once that water temp hits the right mark.

Good luck!

Post by **darkone** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:01 am

thanks for the info guys, and if anyone is looking for a partner to chase those little suckers down in the spring drop me a line, im always game!

Post by **Fishanna2** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:48 am

Love those little devils. I'll take a good crappy bite over bass
any day and to eat, they're wonderful. Say, I wonder, if the crappy
are so plentiful on the Rideau River and the Walleyes are so limited
whether there maybe a connection? Think the crappy are eating all
the walleyes fry? Would make a good study.

Post by **OTRA** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:39 am

Going crappie fishing this weekend on one of the local lakes down here. Our ice fishing consists of dropping a rock off the dock to break the thin layer of ice.

Post by **Fishanna2** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:44 am

Say - Oltra - If you ever ease your way a bit south, Lake Anna's
ice has disappeared and the crappy are locating under the 522
bridge, plus a few other bridges.

Post by **john c** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:53 pm

i'm always up for some crappie once it warms up that is

Post by **CityIt** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:33 pm

Tip-up wrote:We catch crappies after ice out at Petrie every year, you don't see numbers like you would on the Rideau River but the quality of fish are there...Like Joco said though, you have to wait until the water warms up a bit before you 'find' a good bite. I have fished a lot of water in those backbays and find seem to find them in the same spots every year. Buy lots of tubes and road runners, your practicaly pitching your jigs into cover and pulling them out. I have a new lake or two I will be on once that water temp hits the right mark.

Good luck!

Where bouts are you catching crappie on the Rideau??

Post by **Tip-up** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:10 am

Just about any creek mouth or shallow backbay where you can find water temps in the 55-60 degree range. Il have the boat out for them for the first year so I really can't wait. Rideau is one of the first places I start my spring hunt.

Post by **Carmine** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:37 pm

Yeah im sure there is good crappie fishing there but i wouldnt eat them if i were you. that water is terrible

Post by **GuinnessGuy** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:53 pm

oh boy... not this debate again.

Carmine, first, let me welcome you to the forum. New stories, opinions and pictures are most welcomed.

I offer this friendly suggestions (and its JUST a suggestion): do a bit of reading on the site, regarding all subjects, before throwing out a comment such as " dont eat it, the water is terrible". There have been probably hundreds, if not thousands of posts on that topic. Sometimes general, or unfounded, comments cause flare ups.

I think the general opinion of most members is that the water in both the Rideau and the big O is good enough to support fish, and eating the odd fish is good.

Post by **GuinnessGuy** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:53 pm

oh boy... not this debate again.

Carmine, first, let me welcome you to the forum. New stories, opinions and pictures are most welcomed.

I offer this friendly suggestions (and its JUST a suggestion): do a bit of reading on the site, regarding all subjects, before throwing out a comment such as " dont eat it, the water is terrible". There have been probably hundreds, if not thousands of posts on that topic. Sometimes general, or unfounded, comments cause flare ups.

I think the general opinion of most members is that the water in both the Rideau and the big O is good enough to support fish, and eating the odd fish is good.

Post by **deangc** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:29 am

darkone wrote:thanks for the info guys, and if anyone is looking for a partner to chase those little suckers down in the spring drop me a line, im always game!

im going to try crappie fishing this spring,always looking for a partner to fish with,i got alot of bass last year at turtle pond.