I dropped the boat in for a solo run. The baitfish were schooled and getting blindsided by pike and musky and probably bass. I was hoping to find some crappies mixed in but instead I lost two flies in a row to teeth. Instead of moving on, or tying on wire (a sure sign that I was targeting toothy critters out of season) I simply slowed down my retrieve... It worked but not in the way I intended. I went 6 for 6 on hammer handle pike. The slow strip meant that the hard charge and deep hook didn't happen...I lipped hooked all of them.
I guess there were no crappies around.
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My best luck with crappies on the fly is to set up on a drop and be ready for the hour before sunset. Seems to fish come up chasing bait and have a feeding binge. Usually get 30-45 minutes of chaos followed by nothing.
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