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Black crappie (speckled perch) fishing is hot on several lakes in Indian River County on Florida^s east coast. Anglers are frequently catching their bag limits of crappie on Lake Kenansville, Stick Marsh and the C-54 canal.
Biologist Bob Eisenhauer, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), said anglers are catching crappie using 1/32- to 1/8-ounce jigs with chartreuse/clear flake tube lures or pink/yellow curl tails.
At Lake Kenansville, most of the action is taking place in the submerged drainage canals on the north, east and south sides of the lake and within the canal that runs east and west in the lake^s center. In Stick Marsh, submerged canals at the north and south ends are productive. On the C-54 canal fish are concentrated in the flow section just north of the launching area, as well as in the perimeter and center drainage canals.
Eisenhauer said largemouth bass also are biting at a rapid clip on all three water bodies, especially for anglers using plastic worms at the outer edges of submerged berms. Anglers have reported catching and releasing 50 or more bass while drifting through submerged vegetation ditches at Stick Marsh.
Other areas where Eisenhauer said anglers can enjoy catching a lot of crappie are Lake Washington near Melbourne, along with lakes Poinsett and Winder near Cocoa. He recommends slow-trolling or drifting live Missouri minnows at varying depths
Uploaded: 12/18/1999
Uploaded: 12/18/1999