Thread: Poinsett

What was the water temp?

I think i talked to you at the boat ramp. I finally found a few but nothing to talk about

Yup believe so.....i didnt find crappie where i normally do but still good day on water
Water temps 54 -55 degrees

Originally Posted by RCC

I won't ever say a guy can't go there and catch a mess of fish because a person will do it an post them up just to prove me wrong. I will say it ain't what it was after the fiasco last year. A hundred trucks, on a tuesday, mainly crappie fishing, is death on a 600 acre lake. I got to see the shift from way over populated, where 30 crappie would fit in your regular sized styrofoam minner bucket, to the draw down with the population becoming where it needed to be, and then the couple years growth to what they were last year, then the decline of the fishery due to over pressuring. You guys over in Central Arkansas have seen the same thing in a place or two. The other hole up here is on its way out as well. I figure this spring will do it, if it hasn't all ready been done. I ain't the best fisherman in the world, but I do know my home water enough that I can look at sonar pics of the bottom and have a good shot at telling you where you are on the water especially if it is in the fish holding parts of the lake. Break out the gas money boys, it's time to drive.

I feel your pain....but try 56 boats on a 180 acre lake!! That is what it was like over here last Saturday. Unfortunately this lake is on its way down as well....exactly the same scenario as you talked about with only small fish at one time for many years and then the lake got right and the size started to get much better. And that's when the armada started rolling in. Several days last two years there were 50+ boats on the lake and there is a 30 fish/no length limit. People were driving from as far as Mississippi because the word got out about the fishing....gotta love the internet!! And during the week you can bet there will be 25+ boats out there everyday as well. I ran into a guy at the ramp one day I took off from work and he looked at the parking lot and said "does anyone in this town work?" Its only 4 miles from my house so its too convenient not to go, but I feel like I will have to change locations within a year or so if I want to catch fish. I actually talked to the area biologist with the Missouri Conservation and he said they are seeing a decline and a limit decrease may be necessary. I would be all for it and hope they can do it sooner than later. Too many guys going out and catching more than a limit each day and very few days conservation agents were around to catch them.

@bluesraider. I was thinking about coming up there and fishing. Maybe we can switch spots one day and still get to fuss about the same stuff

Yours and our area is really hurting for fishing holes. People can't spread out. With some places being really seasonal and dependant on water situations, it makes things even worse. When the water does get right, the access is poor. It has gotten so bad, I'm thinking about joining the country club and taking up golf. I hear they have little lakes all over their property that just may have a fish in them. I figure a guy could slip a 10ft BnM down in one of those bags they carry around.

We were there last Saturday and didn't catch a fish, but we were also late to the party. it did give me a chance to get the boat out and check everything over though. Sitting here today contemplating new electronics as it snows like crazy on March 28th! gotta love Arkansas weather. Good luck to everyone, hopefully it'll heat up soon up here. I've talked to a couple folks fishing a few other lakes up here and they haven't done much either, maybe this next week with 70s & 80s will get them going.