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Christmas crappies - hook_sets - 12-25-2021
Went to Utah lake state park this morning. Ice is unsafe in the harbor, so I fished on the dock. Caught some nice crappies and released a bunch of small perch.
![[Image: 244-B9962-6-AC3-4-AB1-A7-BC-D63-B12-B84-CF6.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/LqcQx4Yr/244-B9962-6-AC3-4-AB1-A7-BC-D63-B12-B84-CF6.jpg)
Merry Christmas.
RE: Christmas crappies - doitall5000 - 12-25-2021
(12-25-2021, 09:50 PM)hook_sets Wrote: Went to Utah lake state park this morning. Ice is unsafe in the harbor, so I fished on the dock. Caught some nice crappies and released a bunch of small perch.
Merry Christmas.
Thanks for the pictures but it hard to tell their size. We're you alone in the harbor
RE: Christmas crappies - hook_sets - 12-25-2021
There were 8 fishermen fishing on the docks. Fish was between 8-9.5 inches.
RE: Christmas crappies - meancuznalfy - 12-25-2021
Nice, great haul
RE: Christmas crappies - Fritzfishin - 12-25-2021
Some 9.5" crappie would sure make some Christmas fish fry!!
RE: Christmas crappies - catchinon - 12-26-2021
Hey, Phong, I was out there the other day and the regulars told me that the crappie fishing had been hot a while back but I couldn't expect to catch any now. Could you share how to do it or try to show me, again? PM me if you prefer.
RE: Christmas crappies - hook_sets - 12-26-2021
Hi Craig,
The crappies action was hot in November out on the rocky jetties. I caught them on my hand tied marabou jig 2 feet under a bobber. As for catching them through the ice around the docks, I don’t use the bobber. I noticed that all the crappies I caught is between 2-4ft down from the top of the water. I move around the docks with my showdown to locate the crappies. I have success using trout magnets, slab tail plastics, and marabou jugs to catch them.
![[Image: DD2-CC5-B5-1352-427-A-ADB7-2-BE17584-D109.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/Cz75J22N/DD2-CC5-B5-1352-427-A-ADB7-2-BE17584-D109.jpg)
I wast out at the state park this morning, and the wind was wicked. The ice around the docks will be gone later today.
Hope this help.
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![[Image: B5-B89246-7-B87-4456-B8-C3-E94-F8-C08-C5-B0.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/mzSkq6DB/B5-B89246-7-B87-4456-B8-C3-E94-F8-C08-C5-B0.jpg)
RE: Christmas crappies - hook_sets - 12-30-2021
I went to the Utah state park and fished for a couple of hours today. Got 5 crappies and a dozen white bass. The harbor is iced up now, about 1.5” thick.
![[Image: 7-F319-F0-C-9263-4-E83-BF19-E3-B9-CC77-D4-E2.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/xqKzcGsb/7-F319-F0-C-9263-4-E83-BF19-E3-B9-CC77-D4-E2.jpg)
![[Image: F4-BA51-B8-F212-4307-B454-DCDE2257974-E.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/p9wmdyzZ/F4-BA51-B8-F212-4307-B454-DCDE2257974-E.jpg)
RE: Christmas crappies - MrShane - 12-30-2021
How deep was water please?
RE: Christmas crappies - hook_sets - 12-30-2021
The water in the harbor is around 8 feet deep, and the crappies are in the middle of the water column.
RE: Christmas crappies - MrShane - 12-31-2021
Thank you HookSets!