The Carolina Angler Captain Chris Nichols (704-860-7951) isn't joking when he says the next few months are the best time of the year to catch big crappie on Lake Wylie, and the results from a recent trip show this.  They were spider-rigging minnows 25 feet down in deeper creeks in the lower third of the lake and managed at least ten fish between 1.5 and 2 pounds.  And every fish they caught was over a pound!  Enjoy the photos - Captain Chris, a couple of his younger clients, the proof it's not the same fish being photoed over and over, and then the best part - Saturday lunch!  With big crappie you can cook them like whole flounder and they are apparently hard to beat...

Enjoy the photos and thanks for the information, Captain Chris! 

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