Brownlee Crappie Intel

From http://www.bestfishinginamerica.com/or-crappie-fishing-in-central-and-eastern-oregon.html

Best Crappie Fishing in Central and Eastern Oregon

Brownlee Reservoir
 Simply put, the uppermost of three big Snake River impoundments on the Idaho border is a crappie factory. Brownlee’s nutrient-rich waters sustain a powerful food chain that gives these crappie a never-ending buffet of small fish to eat.

Like most waters, Brownlee’s crappie population runs in cycles, dictated in part by fluctuating water levels that result in larger and smaller fish classes. When a large class of fish reaches 10 inches or better (sometimes much better), Brownlee is simply unbeatable.

Crappie are available throughout Brownlee Reservoir. Many anglers start at Huntington on the upper reservoir or in the thumb of water known as the Powder River Arm near Richland.

Finding schools is the secret to your success. Crappie will often be in quite shallow water during the spring. However, in mid-summer and into fall, locate schools in deeper water, whether close to the bottom or suspended over deep water. Trolling small crankbaits or other minnow-imitating lures can be an effective way to home in on schools, but small jigs are hard to beat when you know where they are.

Brownlee is also tops for channel catfish and smallmouth bass, and pretty decent for several other warmwater species.

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-Mark-

From WWW.BROWNLEECHARTERS.COM

Holy crappie! There are some slabs on that stringer.

I've been hitting up my friends for intel but most of them are bass guys.  Lots of those around here.

Water is still a bit cold and dirty but I'm getting gear ready.

Other potenially useful links....

http://www.anglerguide.com/idaho/brownlee.html



This PDF is chock full of information...
http://fishingcoaches.org/52_brownlee_crappie.pdf