Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fish fear me on August 24, 2014, 08:51:37 AM
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I'm going to try this lake for crappie before it gets to cold but I don't know how to target them or where to fish from (I don't have a boat) . Im catch and release so I don't mind if there small, (I just don't wanna get skunked for crappie)
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Never fished haztic but when i fish crappie at pitt meadows and whonnock lake i fished lime green tube jigs with great success.
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Crappie bite on almost any moving food source.
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hatzic lake is pretty dependant on water level. fishing can be pretty bad if its high water, you will hook into the odd fish here and there if u know where to look but a lot of structures are submerged. i fished it for many years for crappies so i tend to know where they usually school up and high water sucks with all those wakes from water skiing. i fly fish exclusively for them so its not as productive as a simple jig and grub set up but nothing beats top water action or having them chase your fly and hammer it right where you can see it happen. all i can tell ya is to fish it when its low and once you know where the structures on the banks and weed area it will help u do better in the future and a boat is a must on this lake.
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Is there really no docks or anything to where you can target crappie :'( or if there really isn't can you at least rent a boat somewhere on the lake?
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no public docks and no boat rentals from what I know and I have lived near there all my life.You can try the rock bluffs off the north side of neilson park or the weeds off the same park.