rsimms
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At Scenic City Fishing I only guide for crappie seasonally... during the pre-spawn period when trolling is most effective. The last couple of years I've kept detailed, statistical records of catches.
Mixed in with other guide trips, in 2017 I did 20 "dedicated" crappie fishing trips in March & early April.
We boated a total of 563 keepers with an average of 5.3 keepers per hour fishing
I'm not done, but so far in 2018 I've done 17 "dedicated" crappie fishing trips (foul weather knocked me out of some trips).
We have boated a total 468 keepers with an average 4.7 keepers per hour fishing
I must add, however, that we have caught some of the biggest average size crappie I've seen in years! I've never hit the 3 lb. mark, but I had lots of customers who hit, or exceeded the 2 lb. mark. The last I heard one of my customers held 2nd Place in the Discount Depot Big Fish contest. On March 28th my customers (and I) boated 40 crappie that weighed a combined 46 lbs.! An amazing 1.2 lb. average per fish.
So, statistically, my crappie fishing has been off a little this year. However, my clients have not complained. Here's a collection of just some of our happy customers.
Mixed in with other guide trips, in 2017 I did 20 "dedicated" crappie fishing trips in March & early April.
We boated a total of 563 keepers with an average of 5.3 keepers per hour fishing
I'm not done, but so far in 2018 I've done 17 "dedicated" crappie fishing trips (foul weather knocked me out of some trips).
We have boated a total 468 keepers with an average 4.7 keepers per hour fishing
I must add, however, that we have caught some of the biggest average size crappie I've seen in years! I've never hit the 3 lb. mark, but I had lots of customers who hit, or exceeded the 2 lb. mark. The last I heard one of my customers held 2nd Place in the Discount Depot Big Fish contest. On March 28th my customers (and I) boated 40 crappie that weighed a combined 46 lbs.! An amazing 1.2 lb. average per fish.
So, statistically, my crappie fishing has been off a little this year. However, my clients have not complained. Here's a collection of just some of our happy customers.
