Any tips for crappie fishing on Kawartha Lakes?

Think about fishing for crappie on Kawartha Lake in months and you will have some good catches. Right after the ice melts, you can fish the shallow waters. The crappie will not be ready to spawn at this time because the water is still to cold, but they will be feeding. You can fish for about one or two weeks before the fish move to the deeper waters waiting for the temperature of the water to rise. Once the water temperature gets to about sixty degrees, the crappie will return to the shallow water in preparation for spawning. During spawning and springtime fishing, the shoreline is where you want to fish. The weed beds are a great place to drop your bait. During the summer months, you can fish for crappie in about twenty feet of water. The crappie is a schooling fish, but it is possible to find many different schools in the lake. You would want to use a deep diving crankbait during this time. A fish locator will help you find the locations of the schools. During the fall months, you want to entice the crappies to feed. The crappie is starting to slow down in preparation for the cold winter and will be located near the baitfish schools. You will use the same bait as you do in the summer, but you will want to give it a slight jerk every thirty or forty seconds to get the fish to bite. If you keep these tips in mind, you will have some crappie on the table.