| The crappie feed on a variety of different food | | | | of threadfin or gizzard shad then you would locate |
| sources but their primary food chain includes small | | | | the shad schools to go bait fishing for crappie. |
| crappie bait fish such as fathead minnows, small | | | | Crappies are opportunists and will adapt to the |
| aquatic insects, such as damselfly larva, or dragon | | | | food source that is available to them. For example |
| fly larva, and crustaceans such as small crayfish. | | | | if there is a new hatch of mayfly larva in the |
| The crappie will be close by if you can locate one | | | | water that you are fishing a good bait fishing |
| of these food choices they are feeding on and | | | | selection would be live mayflies or a mayfly larva |
| then imitate your bait fishing crappie bait to match | | | | imitation because chance are any crappie or other |
| as natural as possible. The closer you can match | | | | game fish in the area will feeding on the mayfly |
| your crappie bait fishing selection to there natural | | | | larva. |
| food source the better luck you will have. | | | | Now most fisherman think to use crustaceans for |
| Crappie will feed on a variety of bait fish through | | | | crappie bait but the truth be told small |
| out the year. The species of bait fish that the | | | | crustaceans such as small crayfish under 2" in |
| crappie feed on depends on a variety of different | | | | length make a large portion of the crappies daily |
| factors such as the season of the year and the | | | | diet. Another bait fish that is seldom used for |
| area of the country you are fishing. For example | | | | crappie are small goldfish and when traditional bait |
| if you are bait fishing for crappie in a farm pond in | | | | fish selection are not working sometimes fishing |
| the spring and early summer you would probably | | | | with small gold fish will be the answer. Unlike other |
| use small sunfish fry to fish as a live bait or a | | | | non-traditional crappie baits such as threadfin and |
| artificial bait presentation. Small sunfish fry are | | | | gizzard shad that need to be caught in the wild, |
| typically abundant in farm ponds at the time of | | | | goldfish are sold at just about any bait shop |
| your and crappie love to feed on them when | | | | throughout the united states. |
| they are available. Or for example for example if | | | | Well that concludes our article about bait fishing |
| you were fishing in southern waters and the area | | | | for crappie. We wish you luck on your next fishing |
| of water you are fishing on has large populations | | | | trip! |