Hudson swing bridge

I saw a couple boats around the swing bridge last Saturday. Just wondering if anyone here was one of the boats. Were the crappies biting? What type of water temps were you getting?

Any word on the crappie bit in the “other” spot?

I got some in my spot no where near there , was drifting down wisconsin shoreline using small split shot& crappies minnows in 5-10 fow..

47-48 temps.

Most were small in the 9-10″ range,was a nice change after a terrible season out there on the ice.

MIght go back out on thursday morning and try up river farther.

I was out both Sat and Sun, slow. I’m thinking a couple more degrees water temp? By the weekend with this front gone thru?

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I got some in my spot no where near there , was drifting down wisconsin shoreline using small split shot& crappies minnows in 5-10 fow..
47-48 temps.
Most were small in the 9-10″ range,was a nice change after a terrible season out there on the ice.
MIght go back out on thursday morning and try up river farther.

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Hmmm. I think I know that spot. Let’s keep it a secret though.

Any oil slicks from the ice accident there?

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I got some in my spot no where near there , was drifting down wisconsin shoreline using small split shot& crappies minnows in 5-10 fow..
47-48 temps.
Most were small in the 9-10″ range,was a nice change after a terrible season out there on the ice.
MIght go back out on thursday morning and try up river farther.

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Hmmm. I think I know that spot. Let’s keep it a secret though.

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I thought we were all family here give it up.

So anyone doing good with the crappies? I was out again last weekend south of the Kinni, having a heck of time finding them. Not in the usual haunts and not yet in the shallows? Good news is the smallies kept us entertained hitting the crappies rigs, those guys are sure little scrappers! CZ

I see. The smallies “kept” you entertained therefore you must have had a reasonable expectation of continuing to catch them which translates into pursuit which is illegal this time of year. How do you like that deduction mister? Or should I say mister poacher.

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I see. The smallies “kept” you entertained therefore you must have had a reasonable expectation of continuing to catch them which translates into pursuit which is illegal this time of year. How do you like that deduction mister? Or should I say mister poacher.

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Downstream from Prescott smallies! Does that count? Where’s my regs, darn it. I said crappies rigs, didn’t I? Seriously, they were hitting slips as we worked the shoreline and structure for crappies, what’s a guy to do?

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Downstream from Prescott smallies! Does that count? Where’s my regs, darn it. I said crappies rigs, didn’t I? Seriously, they were hitting slips as we worked the shoreline and structure for crappies, what’s a guy to do?

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Of course you meant crappies. wink wink. We know that.

You could just say you were fishing for “white bass”

I said crappies! Darn ‘bass’ were hitting plain hooked crappie minnows on a slip at 7 feet. Even had one try and eat the bopper. Speaking of whities, someone let me know whe they are banging, my kids love that, had a ball last year. Kinda like tarpon fishing on a smaller scale, fun on a fly rod.

Caught a few in Prescott Sat but not enough to target.

found some in front of Everts last Thursday. Nice ones too. Had a cpl approaching 17″