Author Topic: southern vt crappie?? (Read 4442 times)

BASS4ME · « **on:** Feb 18, 2009, 06:15 PM »

dose anybody have any idea where i can catch some crappie. ive been talking to the guys at work and they say crappie fishing is awesome, i have never been and want to give it a try through the ice. so if anybody has any spots in southern vt that they want to share that would be great. thanks

dinosaur454 · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 18, 2009, 06:55 PM »

I took some a couple years back out of St. Catherine. They were pretty nice. Buddy of mine has had good luck around Otter and Little otter creeks. Plus theres always setbacks on the Conn. river. I've also heard of some in Chittenden Res. Good luck and let us know how you do.

BASS4ME · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 18, 2009, 07:36 PM »

hey thanks for the info. i will be sure to post how i do, when i go, cant go crappie fishing this weekend, because im taking a yougster trout fishing. should be fun if the weather is good.

rboot · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 19, 2009, 06:23 AM »

champlainis great, the southern part, I've been doing really well on the conn river setbacks.

whipplebuck · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 19, 2009, 07:07 AM »

Crappie in Chittenden Res. don't think so I have never seen one or heard of one out of there.. anyone else heard of this ??

BASS4ME · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 19, 2009, 07:10 PM »

Quote from: rboot on Feb 19, 2009, 06:23 AM

champlainis great, the southern part, I've been doing really well on the conn river setbacks.

WICH PART OF THE CONN RIVER ARE YOU FISHING? I HAVE ONLY FISHED THE SOUTHERN PART AROUND THE RT5 AREA..

rboot · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 20, 2009, 06:11 AM »

Quote from: BASS4ME on Feb 19, 2009, 07:10 PM

WICH PART OF THE CONN RIVER ARE YOU FISHING? I HAVE ONLY FISHED THE SOUTHERN PART AROUND THE RT5 AREA..

well rte5 goes all the way up the state, I've been fishing north of white river, but I know there are a lot of crappie south of me, I actually think i'm on their nothern tip. I know they get a bunch in white cove.

motorfisher · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 20, 2009, 07:47 AM »

I see your from Chester. I lived there many years ago and if you want some great crappie fishing head down to the setbacks along the Connecticut River in Springfield or Bellows Falls ! There's some real nice slabs that come off that river !

rboot · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 20, 2009, 07:55 AM »

Quote from: motorfisher on Feb 20, 2009, 07:47 AM

I see your from Chester. I lived there many years ago and if you want some great crappie fishing head down to the setbacks along the Connecticut River in Springfield or Bellows Falls ! There's some real nice slabs that come off that river !

And you are going to come chase them with me right buddy, we'll get on some!

VTtrophychaser · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 20, 2009, 10:29 AM »

white's cove definitely has some crappie in there, just gotta find em. my friend and i went out there really early, prolly a week before christmas and brought back about 30 crappie. a few were real nice ones. went back christmas eve and got one, and that day we even set tip-ups for them too. i guess if everyone caught fish every time they'd call it catching not fishing.

rboot · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 20, 2009, 11:09 AM »

Now is whites cove in bellows falls or bratleboro?

Bailbuster · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 20, 2009, 06:36 PM »

Springfield

lennyvt · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 20, 2009, 07:34 PM »

I've been fishing roundees cove in bellows falls for 18 years and have never heard of anyone ever catching crappie, but they do get them @ whites cove in springfield thought.

motorfisher · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 04:59 AM »

Quote from: rboot on Feb 20, 2009, 07:55 AM

And you are going to come chase them with me right buddy, we'll get on some!

Ahhh... You know it Bobby ! I'm ALWAYS up for some crappie action !

BASS4ME · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 06:01 PM »

SOUNDS GOOD, THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO. I FISHED LAKE RECUSE TODAT, HERD FOR SOMEONE I WORK WITH THAT THERE USED TO BE SOME IN THERE. DIDNT CATCH A ONE, BUT DID CATCH A DOZEN PERCH AND ONE NICE PIKE. MAYBE TOMMOROW I WILL TRY THE RIVER IN THE AREAS YOU GUYS SPEAK ABOUT. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP............ PS LETS SEE SOME PICTURES OF SOME NICE ONES IF YOU GOT ANY TO PUT ON HERE...........
BASS4ME

Bailbuster · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 06:04 PM »

Quote from: BASS4ME on Feb 21, 2009, 06:01 PM

SOUNDS GOOD, THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO. I FISHED LAKE RECUSE TODAT, HERD FOR SOMEONE I WORK WITH THAT THERE USED TO BE SOME IN THERE. DIDNT CATCH A ONE, BUT DID CATCH A DOZEN PERCH AND ONE NICE PIKE. MAYBE TOMMOROW I WILL TRY THE RIVER IN THE AREAS YOU GUYS SPEAK ABOUT. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP............ PS LETS SEE SOME PICTURES OF SOME NICE ONES IF YOU GOT ANY TO PUT ON HERE...........
BASS4ME

I did not know there were pike in Rescue, how big was it.BB

BASS4ME · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 21, 2009, 07:23 PM »

PROBABLY BETWEEN 20-24 INCHES. ALSO WAS VERY SKINNEY. I WAS JIGGING WITH A SWEDISH PIMPLE TIPED WITH A WAX WORM, I FELT THIS STRIKE AND I KNEW RIGHT OFF ITS WASNT ANY PERCH OR CRAPPIE. ANYWAYS A PRETTY GOOD DAY ALL TOGETHER

BASS4ME · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 23, 2009, 07:18 PM »

DOSE ANYBODY HAVE ANY PICTURES OF CRAPPIE?

Sasquatch · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 24, 2009, 12:17 PM »

Quote from: whipplebuck on Feb 19, 2009, 07:07 AM

Crappie in Chittenden Res. don't think so I have never seen one or heard of one out of there.. anyone else heard of this ??

I have fished Chittenden quite a bit and I never caught or saw a crappie. They may be there, I don't know, but I wouldn't go to chittenden if crappie is your main target. There are a lot of perch though.

If you know where to fish, champlain is supposed to be very good, although it isn't really southern VT. I was directed to a place called the "tubes" a couple years ago and I caught a few but nothing special. I may have been there at the wrong time.

I have caught a good number of crappie at Hortonia. This isn't really southern VT either but it isn't real far north. The problem with Hortonia is all the eurasian milfoil. I have only fished it in the summer and the milfoil is so thick it makes fishing a pain in the butt.

BASS4ME · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 24, 2009, 07:05 PM »

WHAT ABOUT THE HAIREMAN RESIVOR BETWEEN BRATTLEBORO AND BENNINGTON. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAVE POTENTIAL.. BUT DONT KNOW, CAN ANYBODY GIVE SOME INFO ON WHAT THEY CATCH HERE. THANKS

lennyvt · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 24, 2009, 07:29 PM »

Quote from: BASS4ME on Feb 24, 2009, 07:05 PM

WHAT ABOUT THE HAIREMAN RESIVOR BETWEEN BRATTLEBORO AND BENNINGTON. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAVE POTENTIAL.. BUT DONT KNOW, CAN ANYBODY GIVE SOME INFO ON WHAT THEY CATCH HERE. THANKS

harriman resivoir is slow fishing, but they have lakers, rainbows , browns, brookies,smallmouths, smelt, perch,salmon & pickerel.no crappie

vtfish32 · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 25, 2009, 04:33 AM »

Quote from: BASS4ME on Feb 23, 2009, 07:18 PM

DOSE ANYBODY HAVE ANY PICTURES OF CRAPPIE?

BASS4ME · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 25, 2009, 06:00 AM »

NICE CATCH

dinosaur454 · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 26, 2009, 04:39 AM »

Quote from: lhousesoccer on Feb 19, 2009, 05:45 PM

Unless someone "just" put them in there, there definitely are no crappie in Chittenden.

I was repeating what I had been told by an "old timer" who used to live down that way. He may have been pulling my leg he was known to do that from time to time. He has since gone to the "Great fishing spot in the sky". Him and my Dad are probibly sitting there sharing a bottle and laughing like hell. RIP "Grump".