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THE_ROE_SLINGER

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Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« on: April 05, 2006, 06:18:13 PM »
Thinking of making a crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may. It would be anywhere in the lowermainland, and weigh in could be sometime in the late afternoon?. Would any of you guys attend?
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Re: Crappy derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2006, 06:43:28 AM »
I've never caught a crappie, but it sounds like FUN! :) Hopefully I could get a few pointers from the Experts to get me started... Can you flyfish for crappies?

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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2006, 07:34:38 AM »
Yes you can flyfish for crappie, the only two places i have caught crappie on a fly were at whonnuck lake and sturgeon slough. Using small green micro leeches. That can be really succsessful at whonnuck lake.
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2006, 07:44:49 AM »
I have never been crappie fishing either, but I have always wanted to try it. Can't think of a better time to start! I'm all in! :)
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2006, 12:07:16 PM »
I wouldn't mind taking a "CRAPPIE" in the afternoon..  ;D ;D it would have to be a sunday for me to attend however... but yeah sounds good!!
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2006, 12:14:44 PM »
If you're going to put on a crappie derby, make sure it is not crappy otherwise people get crabby. ;)
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2006, 12:17:09 PM »
A fishin would probably be more appropriate than a derby.
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2006, 02:05:35 PM »
Quote from: Rodney on April 06, 2006, 12:14:44 PM
If you're going to put on a crappie derby, make sure it is not crappy otherwise people get crabby. ;)

that is soooooooooooooooo bad lol  ;D ::)
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2006, 02:08:14 PM »
Slow day at work... :-[
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2006, 04:16:30 PM »
ahahaah. Ya a fishin , derby same thing. Just get together, catch some fish and have fun
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2006, 08:18:16 PM »
 I did not know that there was decent crappy fishing around the lowermainland.  Did alot of crappy fishing back in Ontario and we would catch bucket fulls of those things, they are slowly taking over alot of the lakes back there.  A few weeks back a friend in Ontario was ice fishing for them and caught over 20 and he said some of them were almost as big as dinner plates! they are great eating from the lakes back there andits  easy to catch enough for a meal. We also used to refer to them as calico's, or calico bass.
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2006, 12:59:27 PM »
Lucky there are actually some good Crappie lakes around the lower mainland. Whonnock and Hatzic are the best I have found. Not quite what it use to be though; 20 years ago I rarely saw another angler on Whonnock on warm August evenings. In those days I could net dinner for 6 big eaters, for two hours effort with a dry fly.
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2006, 04:08:12 PM »
Danny, set up a day for Whonnock then, it would be fun to catch some crappies. April 30th?
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2006, 04:21:36 PM »
been at Hatzic few weeks ago. The water was really low, dark and really smelling. Would not try to catch anything from that lake again.
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Re: Crappie derby sometime at the beginning of may???
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2006, 09:47:14 PM »
Is there dock to fish from at Whonnock? Or boat is required to reach good fishing spot? Thank you
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