standman Report post Posted April 25, 2012 My dad and I hit San Carlos Lake this morning trying to get on some more crappie action. We were not disappointed. We caught our limits (50) by 10 am. We found them in the shallows, and they were stacked in there. We caught the fish on 1/16 oz jigheads with Black/Blue/Chartreuese and Acid Rain grubs. We caught some of the biggest male crappies that we have ever caught. I also got on video a couple blue harons that caught crappies and had them for breakfast. We have seen several do this before and they are always a good sign to watch when looking for crappies in the shallows. They'll give away a crappies location quite often. Here is the link to the video: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v84/standman/?action=view¤t=BlueHerons.mp4 In the video, of the second blue heron, check out the size of the dead catfish on the bank. He is giant. Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowhunter4life Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Brian, Great video of the heron. Your right that cat was a bigg-in! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Those videos are great! I wonder if hey disjoint their jaw like a snake does. Thanks for posting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted April 25, 2012 lools like those Heron get a nice feast when the crappie are in shallow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Awesome video - I've never seen them eat crappie that big. How much do you think that cat weighed live? Looks huge! I'll be there at first light - hopefully they'll be going at least one more day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Wow that catfish was a toad! I had no idea herons could choke down such a big fish! Those were two big crappie they ate too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROMOCASADOR Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Dude I was ther this morn. I was in a green and white pontoon. Only caught 22 using minnows I have no trolling motor. Then some idiot parked next to me in a brown tundra and a nitro trailer hit my trailer and broke one of the runners. I wanted to wait for him to get off water but dad calmed me down. There was plenty of parking there he didn't have to get so close. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcollector Report post Posted April 25, 2012 does anyone know if the lake store out there sells minnows and when they open? , or when kilmers opens we are going to head out in the morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROMOCASADOR Report post Posted April 25, 2012 They have them ther open at 8 or earlyer. They have permits also Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Way to go Brian. You guy's have been slaying them Crappie. We could not get a bit without a minnow tipped on a jig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Man that Heron dude really needs some table manners.....awesome video and pray I have something extra in my boat if I were to ever catch something like that catfish...........thanks for sharing your trip Brian............ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted April 25, 2012 That was an awesome video!! I thought it was cool when that second Heron went back into the water to wash the dirt off his dinner before trying to choke em' down! Maybe he was just getting him wet so he would slide down better? Very cool! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Brian, looks like a good trip with some size to the crappie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
standman Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Thanks everyone for the comments. This is probably close to the tenth time we've seen the herons do this. Several times we actually saw them catch the fish which is pretty neat. It's amazing that they can get that wide of a fish down their throat. It was a fun trip. Thanks again. Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Up in Montana there is some kind of Heron I see on the Madison river in the canyon below Hebgen lake. These birds are by far the best fisherman on the river. They fish with alot of patience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
