White Crappie – Best Bait & Lures

White Crappie in Golden Ridge Reserve

Hook size: B#9, S#8, S#7, G#6, D#5

Habitats: Shallow Pond, Deep Pond, Lake Shore, Shallow Lake

Traits: Hard Fighter, Night Owl

Baits and lures that catch White Crappie in Golden Ridge Reserve

Lures (spinning / baitcasting)

• Crankbait (retrieve: Constant, Twitching)
• Spinner (retrieve: Constant)

Soft plastics on a jighead

• Tube (retrieve: Jigging, Twitching)
• Grub (retrieve: Jigging, Constant, Twitching)

Natural bait (float or feeder)

• Bloodworm (hook 10-7)
• Marshmallow (hook 10-8)
• Minnow (hook 10-4/0)
• Redworm (hook 6-2)

Feeder / bottom bait

• Artificial Corn - Yellow
• Corn (throwable)
• Dog Biscuits
• Pellets - Regular (throwable)
• Boilies - Natural (throwable)
• Imitation Dog Biscuits

Groundbait / other

• Lake Mix (throwable)

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Other fish in Golden Ridge Reserve: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brook Trout, Burbot, Channel Catfish, Cutthroat Trout, Freshwater Drum, Golden Trout, Green Sunfish, Kokanee Salmon, Lake Trout, Largemouth Bass, Mountain Whitefish, Northern Pike, Ohrid Trout, Rainbow Trout, River Carpsucker, Rock Bass, Sauger, Shovelnose Sturgeon, Signal Crayfish, Smallmouth Bass, Tiger Muskie, Walleye, Yellow Perch