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The fall season is
upon us and the crappie
October 2018 EDITOR/ SR. WRITER bite is in full swing. I love
this time of year. One can
catch them shallow, over
IN MEMORIAM deep water and on brush
piles and laydowns.
The fall season

WRITERS prompts the crappie to
feed on the maturing
Darl Black minnows and shad,
Vic Attardo fattening up for the
Ron Presley winter. They stay with
Vernon Summerlin the shad wherever they
John Phillips roam in the lake or river. Typically, the shad feed
Greg McCain near the surface, around structures in the water…
John Felsher anywhere the zooplankton are prominent.
Ron Wong Many different techniques will work, such as
spider rigging, pulling crankbaits and jigs, shooting
docks, vertical one-pole jigging and casting. This
pattern begins after the first or second major cool
down. Unbelievable for 2018, we have gotten our
first cool down in late August. I believe this will
prolong catching these tasty treats.
I like to use Road Runners with a Bobby
Garland plastic in the appropriate color smothered
in this company’s shad scent and if necessary
tipped with a minnow. The style I like is the new
Slab Hunt’R Minnow and the Pile Diver. When in
doubt of the correct color, use the Monkey Milk or
Glacier colors. I like to use a contrasting color for
the heads such as chartreuse and white, Orange or
blue and white all with a gold blade.
Lastly, fall fishing is normally a quiet time on
© Copyright 2018 the water as most fishermen also hunt and they are
in the woods. Also, as the water cools, water sports
subside and quiet, waters lead to awesome fishing
days, even on the weekends. God’s creations burst
forth all around you.

Always remember to take a kid fishing!

Fishing Funny’s....26 God Bless and Good Fishing,
Cover Photo: Dan Dannenmueller, CrappieNow Publisher
John King displays a stringer of
tidal crappie.
Vic Attardo photo.
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