Crappie Fishing: Fish One of the Best Crappie Lakes in California

I was raised a crappie fisherman by a dedicated crappie fisherman. During springtime in Ohio, you’d find Dad and me tucked into the flooded flowering willows aboard his old-school, 12-foot Sears V-hull. Back then, it was cane poles or repurposed fly rods, round red-and-white bobbers, No. 4 Eagle Claw hooks, and a bucket of minnows from Les’ bait shop. No wild turkeys for us. No snow geese. No winter steelhead. All crappies, all the time. 

So it was with great interest, after moving to West Coast in 2015, that I happened upon California’s Clear Lake and crappie guide Ed Legan. Over the years, Clear Lake, located west of Sacramento, has established itself as...

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