April Crappie in the Omaha metro...

NOTE TO ALL CRAPPIE FISHERMAN:

Sick of catching crappie that are just shy of the 10 inch minimum on many of Nebraska’s lakes? Crappie are great to eat, but often I find myself catching a bunch in the 9 inch range and can’t catch enough keepers to feed my family even one meal.

In April there are a couple lakes that have the length requirement removed (Zorinsky and to Wehrspann). Bag limits still apply, and length limits are in effect the other 11 months of the year, but April is special.

Here is the wording from the 2009 NE fishing guide (p. 10):

Crappie

10-inch minimum: Branched Oak Reservoir (Lancaster Co.), Czechland Lake (Saunders Co.), Sherman Reservoir (Sherman Co.), Walnut Creek Recreation Area (Sarpy Co.), Wehrspann Lake* (Sarpy Co.), and Zorinsky Lake* (Douglas Co.).

*Note: The length limit is not in effect during April on Wehrspann and Zorinsky lakes.

So get out with slip bobbers and minnows, or jigs around trees and other structure and bring home some crappie to feed the family!

Jason

Heartland Fishing