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Good Crappie lakes Apr 17, 2018 6:03 pm #18900

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I am on call again this week so most likely will not go out on the big lake. I was wondering if anyone has any good lakes within like 90 minutes or so of Hammond? I know they say Maxi but was wondering if anyone has any smaller lakes that produce decent amount of keeper Crappie.

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Good Crappie lakes Apr 17, 2018 9:10 pm #18901

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Trying to see if the docks are in yet?
Cedar Lake, LOW, Potato Creek?
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Good Crappie lakes Apr 17, 2018 9:18 pm #18903

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My mom taught me to fish on Cedar Lake for Crappie - its where my passion of fishing truly began. Its a shadow of what it once was........but the days of bringing back buckets full and trying to clean them was all it took to get me hooked! Still some good ones to be had - just not what it used to be.
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Good Crappie lakes Apr 19, 2018 6:52 am #18918

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If you fish IL waters I’d go up to the Fox chain with some live bait n into most of the channels u will catch keeper crappies blue gills perch white bass if that’s doable for u I can help you out that’s about 145 min from u I believe
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Good Crappie lakes Apr 19, 2018 7:27 am #18919

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Heidecki has some monster crappie in it, but they’re really difficult to pattern. Willow Slough is more bluegill but has some crappie.
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Good Crappie lakes Apr 19, 2018 9:54 am #18920

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Forgot about that one but ur right heideke does have some monster crappies but r very difficult to pattern
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Good Crappie lakes Apr 19, 2018 4:44 pm #18922

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I've done goof on the slough this time of year before. Hard to tell how good it is with water levels cus of local flooding but may be worth a try
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Good Crappie lakes Apr 19, 2018 5:16 pm #18923

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Thanks guys. not going to get my Illinois license this year so stick to Indiana.
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Good Crappie lakes Apr 20, 2018 10:16 am #18935

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the LaPorte lakes have crappie in them, can be good this time of year

same for some of the Valpo lakes

Potato Creek

Burns Ditch near the docks and bridge pilings too
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