NH Crappie

[flytackle]

Anyone chase any of the Granite States big crappie? I'll be up North in a couple weeks and was thinking of hitting Pine River Pond or Balch Pond - I've tied up some "Calico Clousers" that the crappie jump on down here in southeast Mass - great fun and good eating too! Tight lines, Alec

http://www.favoriteflies.com/alcalico2.jpg

http://www.favoriteflies.com/calico_clouser.jpg

Hook: Mustad AC9671 sz. 6
Body: silver tinsel (oval, flat or embossed)
wing: fox squirrel tail
throat: white calf tail
eyes: 1/50th oz. tungsten no-tox

I also sometimes apply sticker eyes over the tungsten eyes.

[fessiewig]

http://www.ffinh.com/CrappieDay.jpg

[Tommy Boy]

I do quite a bit of Crappie fishing here in Maine, but as much as I love it I am not going to drive somewhere to do it. Try this fly:

head: gold tungsten bead
tail: white marabou with pearl flashabou
body: pearl bill's body braid
rib: olive heavy wire
thread white 6/0
hook: long shanked 6-8 wet fly hook
Good luck!