Author Topic: Best crappie lake wny (Read 2524 times)

Bowhunter79 · « **on:** Feb 17, 2021, 05:15 PM »

I would like to hear everyone’s opinion on what they think is the best lake to catch crappie in wny area?

Hardwater2 · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 06:28 PM »

Quote from: greensider on Feb 17, 2021, 05:56 PM

Might as well ask for bank account numbers more chance of getting them

Exactly....haha!!

BigDynamite · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 06:47 PM »

Wow - even the name of a lake is too much to ask? Seems as though a big part of the spirit of the shanty is gone. You know - the sharing of some basic info and tips. You can't convince me that the name of a lake is too much to share. Getting everyone to agree on the answer is another matter. I won't recommend a lake here as I don't feel qualified to answer. However I have caught crappie on Conesus, Silver and now this year Honeoye. Biggest for me have been Conesus, but I "hear" Honeoye can be pretty good (not first hand into though).

Tight Lines

Bowhunter79 · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 06:55 PM »

Bigdynamite appreciate the response, I’ve never targeted crappie on honeoye, only ever fished for walleye and perch there, I’ve caught quite a few crappie on silver tho and this year I’ve done pretty well on the new lake the state just opened clear lake.

outfisherman1 · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 07:16 PM »

Can't tell you. Haven't caught a legal size crappie all year. Wish I could find one. Lol

Bowhunter79 · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 07:51 PM »

Outfisherman1 not sure where your located or how far it is from you but give clear lake a try, I was truly suprised based on all the negative posts I was reading about it during early ice. I would drive by and every parking lot would be jam packed so I kept driving thinking as the season went on guys would go elsewhere and they certainly have. Crappie bite is pretty steady lot of shorts but the keepers are there I’d say roughly 5 to 1 for keepers.

IcefisherSteve · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 08:12 PM »

Man i thought you were talking about waterfowl hunting. I got excited. I wanted to find that spot. Then saw your name bowhunter..deer hunter. Did u see they added extra week next year for holiday hunt. Extra week for bow and muzzleloader.

Bowhunter79 · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 08:21 PM »

I saw that today actually, gotta say as I always enjoy time in the woods I’m a bit disappointed that they past it... I feel as if our season is already way to long to begin with, I’d rather seen an antler restriction put into place rather than an extended season. Just my opinion..

outfisherman1 · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 08:38 PM »

Quote from: Bowhunter79 on Feb 17, 2021, 07:51 PM

Outfisherman1 not sure where your located or how far it is from you but give clear lake a try, I was truly suprised based on all the negative posts I was reading about it during early ice. I would drive by and every parking lot would be jam packed so I kept driving thinking as the season went on guys would go elsewhere and they certainly have. Crappie bite is pretty steady lot of shorts but the keepers are there I’d say roughly 5 to 1 for keepers.

I live about 15 minutes from clear lake. All 8 3/4 inches. Very happy about the extended hunting. Helps out tremendously with work getting in the way of life. Lol

Bowhunter79 · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 08:49 PM »

Lol yeah definitely a lot on that 8-9” mark but I’ve caught a bunch of 11” and a 13”

outfisherman1 · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 09:00 PM »

I would imagine clear lake is packed full of snow unless the wind blew it off. Didn't seem to the last time I went.

Bowhunter79 · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 09:03 PM »

Absolutely brutal was there last night till about 10, had to be at least a foot of snow on the ice

outfisherman1 · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 17, 2021, 09:08 PM »

Bummer

Chuck66 · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 18, 2021, 04:28 AM »

There are nice ones in clear lake, it’s been crazy there with all the fishermen, some guys are decent others are pricks lol, I also live 15 minutes from there, there are some big fish in there for sure , got say tho up the road winter’s pond has big crappies, I’ve got 18 1/2 incher on the wall

BillyGoat · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 18, 2021, 05:33 AM »

Quote from: Chuck66 on Feb 18, 2021, 04:28 AM

There are nice ones in clear lake, it’s been crazy there with all the fishermen, some guys are decent others are pricks lol, I also live 15 minutes from there, there are some big fish in there for sure , got say tho up the road winter’s pond has big crappies, I’ve got 18 1/2 incher on the wall

Nice catch ....... State record is 18.5in 4.1lbs your name in the book or is that someone else's name. Congrats !!!

hardwaterhonkey · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 18, 2021, 05:40 AM »

The ones that aren’t posted on this board

TheManInBlack · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 18, 2021, 03:45 PM »

A few years ago, there was one really good year on Honeoye for crappies. A lot of guys were catching a lot of big ones. I even caught some nice ones targetting perch. But it appears that that was a "fluky" year. They still get them there, but not like that one year!

thegoods · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 18, 2021, 06:22 PM »

Not in wny but best crappie lake in New York is black lake. If you want crappie its worth the drive

BeenPerchin315 · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 19, 2021, 01:38 PM »

Quote from: thegoods on Feb 18, 2021, 06:22 PM

Not in wny but best crappie lake in New York is black lake. If you want crappie its worth the drive

have heard nothing but shorts mostly Past 2/3 yrs. I mean crappie ain’t worth a 5 hr drive for me. And I’m dang near central ny so can only imagine from farther

conesusguysouth · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 19, 2021, 01:51 PM »

my buddy was just at black lake and did well

trapper2000 · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 19, 2021, 01:51 PM »

remember that little qustinare tat the state was taking and lowering blue gill limits? well in that state wide was a min 10 inch crappie and talk of a 15 fish limit .....
and now ya know why some of use got fired up?

? of it's ok because all that perch water is gong to get alot more crowded because i rather catch 50 perch then 15 crappies

BeenPerchin315 · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 19, 2021, 02:11 PM »

Quote from: trapper2000 on Feb 19, 2021, 01:51 PM

remember that little qustinare tat the state was taking and lowering blue gill limits? well in that state wide was a min 10 inch crappie and talk of a 15 fish limit .....
and now ya know why some of use got fired up?? of it's ok because all that perch water is gong to get alot more crowded because i rather catch 50 perch then 15 crappies

Y you gotta be coming in and stealing these tasty perch outa the water next to me. Not my fault the powers that be are dinks n the like here in ny. Dec is just gonna ruin the fishing with it.

Quote from: conesusguysouth on Feb 19, 2021, 01:51 PM

my buddy was just at black lake and did well

I have heard good things for years but the people I know that go every year and in general notice it’s not what it once was.

laserdude · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 19, 2021, 05:10 PM »

Crappie is for me the most fickle fish. I might get a load one day and the next day not a thing. Try again in the same place the following year and nothing again. Given the here today, gone tomorrow tendency I feel I would have to fish hard a good number of days on a lot of different waters to give a decent opinion. To be honest I most often get a bunch when I am targeting a different species. Grateful when it happens though!

perch chacer · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 20, 2021, 07:56 PM »

WNY does not have a best ice fishing Crappie lake that is consistent year to year or day to day with good size fish being caught. You can catch some good ones one year and not the next, or one day and not the next. Now Spring spawn out in a boat that is a different story. But for ice fishing go North my friend go North.

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