Crappie

[Crappie]

Anyone know of any productive waters for crappie in or close to portland?

[borislutskovsky]

Anyone know of any productive waters for crappie in or close to portland?

I want to know too. I've heard that Scapoose bay has crappie, but I haven't been able to get in there.

[stayer]

MC

[borislutskovsky]

MC

MC = Multnomah Channel?

[1bigfish]

I am sure you wanted something more local but the John Day can be good if you got a boat. Let me know if you need more info.

[Blacktailfiend]

The willamette is full of them. All the way from ceder oaks and probably higher Down to the mouth. Just go find some pileings anywhere from about twenty feet or so down to about 50 ft and drop all the way to the bottem and hold it about six inches off the botten with a little twitch every now and then. A lot of the time you wont feel the bite you will just hook them on the twitch. I like to run some light power pro braid with a 6ft leader of florocarbon that way theres almost no stretch so you can really feel the bite good. Also with a light braid color you can easily see the bites on the fall which happen regularly. My favorite dock is anywhere from 43 to about 50 ft depending on the tide and sometimes in the fall you can catch 100 fish in a day off just that dock. There is one catch though..... There are a lot of 4-7 inch fish and when catching them from this deep they will need the air bled out of them for them to be able to swim back down or they will just float away till the birds come get them which is a horrible site. There are also a lot of 8 to 14+ ichers though that are fun to catch. I personally dont eat them but I know people who do and they seem ok.. But I have personally seen worms in willamette caught fish so I prefer to get my fish from somewhere else. Also crappie nibbles will increase your bites tremendously....Youd be suprised how many big crappie there are in the willamette..Sorry for the novel...

[Greg516]

Are you talking 43-50ft deep?

[Blacktailfiend]

Are you talking 43-50ft deep?


Yes...

[Greg516]

wow!

[Tar Heel]

I had no idea they were in there--probably would never had thought to fish that deep. Might have to give that a try sometime when the smallies aren't cooperating. Too bad the Willy is,... well, the Willy..., and eating the Willy's fish isn't anyone's favorite idea. Dem some tastey critters, and I hate tossing crappie back.
Anyway, thanks for the information.

[Crappie]

I am sure you wanted something more local but the John Day can be good if you got a boat. Let me know if you need more info.
Yes I would like more info If you have thr time. I never fished up that far but Im most definately willing to travel for the slabs. Thanks alot.

[Crappie]

The willamette is full of them. All the way from ceder oaks and probably higher Down to the mouth. Just go find some pileings anywhere from about twenty feet or so down to about 50 ft and drop all the way to the bottem and hold it about six inches off the botten with a little twitch every now and then. A lot of the time you wont feel the bite you will just hook them on the twitch. I like to run some light power pro braid with a 6ft leader of florocarbon that way theres almost no stretch so you can really feel the bite good. Also with a light braid color you can easily see the bites on the fall which happen regularly. My favorite dock is anywhere from 43 to about 50 ft depending on the tide and sometimes in the fall you can catch 100 fish in a day off just that dock. There is one catch though..... There are a lot of 4-7 inch fish and when catching them from this deep they will need the air bled out of them for them to be able to swim back down or they will just float away till the birds come get them which is a horrible site. There are also a lot of 8 to 14+ ichers though that are fun to catch. I personally dont eat them but I know people who do and they seem ok.. But I have personally seen worms in willamette caught fish so I prefer to get my fish from somewhere else. Also crappie nibbles will increase your bites tremendously....Youd be suprised how many big crappie there are in the willamette..Sorry for the novel...
Hey thanks alot for the info, I just bought a pontoon so I cant wait to sneak up on some slabs. I dont know about headin out to far on the willamette but if I find a good area I'll park near it and put in there.

[FelonFinder]

If you don't mind small crappie, go to the pond in St. Paul....