Wanaque river Crappie
"Below is a sample of what I call a cricket spin…my belief is that the rubber legs a
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1st2026Pickerel 43.7 WATER TEMP
"Pickerel and Bluegill are my only open Water 2026 fish so far, Jeff.! Hope to get on the Perch,…"
Grabbed a paddle tail swimbait in 44.7 degree water
"I wanna stay on this and see and hope activity improves."
Crappie Was Still The Top PlayerToday…..3/23/2026
"It was 64.2 on Monday but it has fell back to 60 today after two nights in the…"
Wanaque river Crappie
"I love this…….we throw a cricket spin more often than a beetle spin but both are very…"
Grabbed a paddle tail swimbait in 44.7 degree water
"My surface temps are right around 60 degrees today, down a few degrees from Monday before the cold…"
1st2026Pickerel 43.7 WATER TEMP
"Nice….you’re still bundled up but it was cold down here this morning…"
Wanaque river Crappie
"Yes Jeff ! Using old school nostalgic Baits ramps up the enjoyment for me! Brother Greg too."
My First Crappie With a Spawning Scar……3/23/2026
This is an indication to me that these fish are getting very tight to shallow wood so I wanted to…
My Very Next Cast Was a Nice Black Crappie at Sunrise….3/23/2026
I felt real good about the fishing ahead of the cold front but kept waiting for the big winds to…
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One of the ongoig problems in the lakes that I fish for crappie and gills is the brush and weeds. Does anyone amke a weedless or semi weedless jig for these panfish. I read the stories on this site about fishing on the hsaded side of a dock. I have never found crappie in that situation unless there was brush underneath. Therefore I loose alot of jigs, line etc.
JWinpisinger
Hope you're catching 'em!