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The best crappie fishing in NY is at the local water treatment facilities .... Big clunkers can be caught around 6-7 am at the one near my house. Especially after wing night...
beleive it or not i caught a crappie last year in front of a dec officer checking fish count that was almost the size of a 5 gal bucket laying on its side in lake george . he figured it was a state record. but they are few and far between. south bay on lake champlain is an awesome spot to catch crappies summer and winter. very nice size to them also
SECRET SPOT!! thats the best spot
It amazes me, that so many people on this site took the time to write a negative opinion of the initial question , Why even click on the question? Unless you are actually looking for spots? Apparently not as accomplished a fisherman as they would like the fishing population at large to believe. I can respect the fisherman that puts the time on the watery/ice to find his/her hot spotsand keep them to themselves, but those same fisherman would have absolutely no need/use for this forum. Apparently,the fisherman with the negative comments, need the attention of others(see the number of post of these people) even though they have nothing of value to offer, other than mocking the author of the post or a helpful respondent. Be nice if a person that wasn't interested in a post, just pass it by. Not a big time ice fisherman, but in my section of the state, Chautauqua,Honeoye,Sandy Ponds would appear to have decent populations of crappie caught ice fishing. I can understand the secrecy of bass spots with the number of money tournaments in the state, but PANFISH?? How did Iverson say it? PRACTICE?
I see this thread has caused some mixed feelings which is kinda the point, everyone loves a little debate . Also by no means am I an inexperienced fishermen so I can take and expect a few shots, so lets keep this train rolling
Stealing from another user who posted something like this a few days ago on another thread. I forget who."The best spots on IS are the one's with the psychadelic trees in the background. Look for the psychadelic trees in NY and you'll find the best fishing in the state!" I got a kick out of it.
I love fishing there!
Most ice fishermen are tight lipped