Ice Out Fishing For Spring Crappies! 

I’m almost 60 years old and still get that little thrill from watching a bobber go down.

Love hearing the Red Wing Blackbirds

you know when a crappie video comes out its almost springtime gentleman bring on the smallmouth.

Never clicked on a video so fast in my life lol. Dudes a legend

Spring can’t come soon enough !! Can’t wait for that first top water smallie video

You are very fortunate to have such good fishing opportunities. Where I live there’s not too many honey holes

We never used slip-bobbers growing up so I don't know how to set them up. Looks like it a bit easier to work with and cast. I'd love to see a short on how you set one up. Great video...thanks Matt.

You should hit the perch potholes next winter. There are some crazy good ice bites out there. Nelson is so warm the big ones are already starting to stage up prespawn. I've never seen February topwater in ND... but its been the ticket some days.

To catch some slabs, try a 2 inch white curly tail Powerbait grub and tip it with a Powerbait crappie nibble. Use however you think is best. Straight retrieve, jigging, under a bobber, etc.

Glad to see that you had a crappie day.

Amazing how warm it is up there!

Amazing the way you target species. Thanks NDYA for bringing us along.

BASS MANGGGG ! ! ! ! ! ! 👋🥸... this was a nice relaxin afternoon eh ... i dont know why but that wind on your mic was soooooo relaxing for me lol.. see you on the next one dude.. an be safe out there.. buh bye 👋🤓

I went out the other day when we had a warm snap and the rock bass were biting, not my species of choice but so nice to have something on the line

Can’t wait to get out. Cmon spring !!!!!

Nothing beats a day on the lake catchin walleye, coming home and cooking em' up, and sitting down to find a brand new NDYak video!

People on instagram are poaching your posts, trying to sell shirts and stuff...DAMN shame...I called them out, they Blocked me. i reported the channel...none of it matters, you're still the ORIGINAL ND Yak Angler!

Matt and Jacob, y'all rock! Peace

Finally a crappie video ❤❤ need more of these videos

Matt, it's good to see the ice melting and you back in the kayak doing what you love to do! Awaiting anxiously for your next video! Take care and be safe!

Nice to see open water. I got a bunch of trout today in my local river. Can't wait for spring.

The excitement and smell of spring is there! Thanks much for sharing Matt. Looking forward to this season!

Omg it’s been a long winter. So glad to have this video and the promise of many more from the best fisherman on RU-vid.

March and short sleeves! It's almost enough to make me sell the farm and head South. We still have ice but not enough to fish through. Tough winter. Great video my friend.

Loved this one and I had a chance to get out for a couple hours at the local pond. Dark bottom with high sunny 🌞 skies...yep it was bobbers and slip floats with ice jigs and waxies. About 15 or so evenly split crappie and bluegill but had to add that wax worms or they weren't interested. 2 little bass banged off my Wal-Mart Ozark inline spinners but didn't feel the hook. Glad the weather treated you guys well and you found some. Spring will be here soon enough. Thanks for taking us along Matt. Blessings

Awesome! Carp wanted to take you for a ride. Thanks for taking us along!

Pulled a 6.5 lb walleye out of a random perch pothole this year. Was being aggressive with the smallest jigging rapala in firetiger and having some success with perch and a big wallleye smashed like a freight train. What a fight. Always fun when the fish is 2x your line test and your rod is folded in half on the head shakes. Ndyak angler videos are a frequent point of discussion around ND fishing spots.

Tight lines

We are almost there! Spring is in the air!

Glad to see you on the water. Tight lines and god bless.

That was funny. “I should probably bring up my anchor before paddling”. LOL

I love hearing the redwing blackbirds in the background. Oh, and those crappies are nice, too! Prettiest fish in the Midwest, IMHO.

Absolutely love the panfish, well done fellas

What an awesome day on the water

Love the videos keep up the good work

😮the fat senko 3 in was a bass killer here in md.its been prob 6 yrs since i bought any at 7.00 a 10 pk.the ned rig is 1 of my main lures nowadays along with the smaller wacky style plastics

Hope you kept some to eat. Yum

No crappies over here in Europe and I found this video highly entertaining.

I never caught a crappie but maybe this year I can try see what happens if I'm not to busy to go fishing. Great video and great catches. Well take care Matt! See ya next time.

i bought my first kayak today, classic catch 100!!!! cant wait to get it on the water

Wooo! Open water!!! Fixing to do the same thing today!

This fish all look good and healthy!! Nice!

First time out for me for this year, tomorrow can't wait,down here in Rhode Island 🙌🙌🙌

Very nice. There has been plenty of times ive actually slid across ice to get to fishing spots. Ya do what you have to do 😅

Good one Matt.

10 feet of snow due here in the Sierra mountains near Reno! No spring yet.

The color of the crappy is just like a bass. Pretty fish 🎣

OMG have all my babies!

My Son's and I went down to Lake Anna in Virginia last April and went Crappie fishing, first time and we had a blast and killed it.

A few of those on the stringer makes for some good eats! Yum!

Good videos truly get it like am there. Jake seems like a cool guy!

Great video. Keep up the great work.

Another Fantastic Video!

I would find it very difficult to let those tasty fish go.

fantastic video Matt what A beautiful fish I wish we had those here in the UK they are a bit like a cross between a bream and Perch your rod set up is very similar to the one I use here on the canals in the Midlands uk what a fun day with your pal Thank you thumbs up 👍🏼

Thank you Matt you made my day!

🙏❤️ beautiful day to catch a beautiful fish

Always enjoyable😎

Last year there'd be 18" of ice and a foot of snow, yet. Cheers!

I love fishing for some nice crappie slabs very tasty! lol!

Pretty fish

Going on a partially frozen lake in a kayak to go fishing, pure dedication.

I enjoyed it you keep videoing I'll keep watching

You gotta go after some big carp some time! It’s never too late to try to go after a new species!

I’m a day late but here I am. All jealous and stuff.

But when I come back to ND. It’s cold af, always, 24/7. Even on the hottest day of the year it’s still cold

I got a raise and then found out our favorite angler posted a new video. I'm more stoked for the new video. You have something truly special.

you were lucky you had ice this year we had none.

I accidentally hooked up on a bass on my son’s ultra light with 4# fluoro. That was the most insane thing lol. On a regular rod, no prob. On his, it was crazy obnoxious 😂. Reminded me of that when you hooked on a pike/carp

It who is keeping score!

Nice tease video Put a ice breaker on that kayak and get to the river mosters.. 👍👍🐬🐬🐟🐟🐟

Oh yeaaaa 🎣

Awesome 👌 just awesome content bud how about a carp fishing video 😉

I'm trying so hard to enjoy this nice weather fishing but every damn weekend is thunderstorms in florida lately

Making me salty I’m working right now 😂

First comment ( maybe ) 🎉 fish on !

Ice o lake and a dude in t-shirt right next to it

I personally never have any luck with crappie until the weather is consistently in the upper 60’s low 70’s. I fish bigger lakes though.

What's your rod and reel setup for crappie?

Ice out seems early this year. My first fish of 24' was a snagged carp too, but hey a skunk buster by any other name smells just as fishy!😅

Can you do a video where you try Amazon purchased lures?

gary yam.makes a crappie senko.its 2 inch and about half as fat.i bought 2 pks like 6 yrs ago and never really did to good with em.

Good morning

Hey Matt. What kind of camera lens do you use? Your videos are always super crisp looking! Always a great way to start my Saturday!!

What’s the weather have to be to thaw out the rivers an lakes cause man I need this ice home in ND lol

Have you tried the inurig? If so, what was your impression?

"...went to the river and got what-sku...?" Noooo-don't use the "S" word on NDY's channel-it's not possible!! 😂 Well, okay it's possible, but hard to imagine. Thanks for the very early spring catch. God bless.

You could've schooled dalbol without a bobber! The wacky thing was dumb from the start.... you'd have crushed him with a small tungsten and critter shaped plastic retrieved like the wacky but a bit quicker!

I am envious water is still locked up here in Barron county Wisconsin

Wonder what your water temp in them bays was

break out the squarebills its time to latch onto some largies in chargies

I've watched a lot of your videos, but im curious: What kayak do you use?

I don't see the Red Eye on the fish your catching. Is it a temperature thing?

What no PFD’s in that cold a$$ water ?

Skull and Bones

What brand of kayak do you have and accessories, looking to buy one this year. Any recommendations are welcome!

What are the rules for catch and release fishing in Minnesota after the ice out?

How do you store the rods in the pickup with kayaks in the back?

Since I moved from the pristine fresh waters of MI to the SW, there are really no Smallies where I am. I'm typically really only interested in small and Large mouth Bass fishing and occasional Walleye (again, too warm down here. No Walleye) But there are Crappie. I suppose I need to educate myself on and expand my kit for these good eating panfish. I did go and grab a couple of nice ultralights for that purpose but I still don't know exactly which bait to setup and use.