Weekend Crappie Quest

[TimK]

Spent the weekend searching out some new to me crappie waters.  Drove 300+ miles over the 2 days, fished 2 different west slope lakes, got nothing but a couple bluegill and a bass on saturday, then today in the late afternoon found some good brush piles and boom! CRAPPIES!  Put 5 in the bucket released a couple 7s and 8s and lost a few on the way up.   Also got a small pike on a ice fly today.

[kienkhang1205]

You drove 300+ 1 way? That almost like going to WY,,east have better crappie then West,,

[TimK]

You drove 300+ 1 way? That almost like going to WY,,east have better crappie then West,,

Noooo, thats all total over 2 days!  240 round trip saturday, 100 round trip sunday.   Anywhere has better warmwater  fishing than up here but we make due.  At least the better location was the closer one

[kienkhang1205]

Noooo, thats all total over 2 days!  240 round trip saturday, 100 round trip sunday.   Anywhere has better warmwater  fishing than up here but we make due.  At least the better location was the closer one

for us round trip is 800-1000 miles lolzz so you live on the slope not metro?

[TimK]

for us round trip is 800-1000 miles lolzz so you live on the slope not metro?

Im on the west side of the divide, south of Steamboat Springs.

[Bigassbassman]

Nice, Tim!  At least you found some!  How are you preparing them?

[TimK]

Nice, Tim!  At least you found some!  How are you preparing them?

Its def a spot worth returning too, limit is 10 but i can prob get a limit next time. 

Gonna do some Parmesan Panko Baked Crappie.  I wipe the fillets down with melted butter, get as much of the crust to stick as i can and then put extra on top.  Bake low temp (maybe 350) hit it with the brioler real fast at the end to crisp the top.  Good with sauteed veg.

[SLAYERFISH]

Sweet!  I'm gonna try for some craps one these days!

[Bigassbassman]

Gonna do some Parmesan Panko Baked Crappie.

Sounds great!  I’ve wanted to try some baked recipes for a while.  I might try that with some perch.

[kienkhang1205]

Sounds great!  I’ve wanted to try some baked recipes for a while.  I might try that with some perch.

Nate you can grap some of the crappie fillet from me if you like, KS doesn’t look good this year, might take the boat there 😃😃

[brown-time]

Nice work on some keeper craps, gotta cook some and some perch tomorrow night, the wife says I need to try the baked Parmesan version. Thanks!

[Bigassbassman]

Nate you can grap some of the crappie fillet from me if you like, KS doesn’t look good this year, might take the boat there 😃😃

Thank you, Hin!  I really appreciate it! 😬

[kienkhang1205]

Thank you, Hin!

Just let me know, and im heading to glendo in the morning,,

[Broll89]

Nice fish dude.  Congrats and good find. I Could be wrong,  but reads like some have traveled from the other side of the Pacific to find them and then bust balls on an extra hour of drive time............ Peculiar isnt it? sure u got away from peeps too.  Thats nice

[DrCro]

I know a lake so close out north just needs to freeze!