What is your best tip for Louisiana crappie fishing?

Crappie fishing in Louisiana is at its finest any time of the year. If you plan to fish during the spring, use spinners, jigs and live bait, as well as during the summer and fall. During the winter months, fish with small night crawlers and jigs. Winter is hard time to fish crappies since they aren’t as active and feed very little. As with any fish, you are not going to find the crappie chasing its food. You must drop the bait right down in front of them for them to take the bait. Summer and fall months are good for crappie fishing. You should fish early mornings and late evenings in the shallower water and if you fish during the afternoon, you need to move the deeper water. As the sun gets higher in the sky, the sun gets brighter in the water, making the fish move to deeper water to avoid the bright sun. Look for crappie around stumps and weed beds. It is possible to see the crappie close to the surface of the water, which has allowed some anglers to use top water lures. This is usually during the morning hours. You can find the crappies in about twenty to thirty feet of water during the afternoon hours. This would be a good time to use a smaller crustacean and troll. Morning hours will allow you to use a vertical drop into areas where the crappies lurk. If you have problems finding the crappies, drift and cast to catch some attention with the bait.