Thread: River Backwater??

Originally Posted by ctf58

I was wondering the same thing. I own a 7 acre slough off the Ohio. It is about 1 mile from the river but the river will flood over it by 4-5 feet. My slough is about 3-10 feet deep normally. I just wonder if many fish will make their way through all the trees and open farm land and remain when the water receeds.
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I'll GUARANTEE you there's crappie in there!

Originally Posted by smashdn

What kind of river level makes it so you can't get to your slough? 30" on the eville gage and you can't get down into the lower bottoms where grassy is.

I'm North of Jenny Hole and East of Grassy. I'd be cut off about the same time. I've got a little Jon boat I could put in and try. From the bank I've only caught catfish, not even a single bluegill. Beavers keep it at a nice level, barring drought. I just do not know how to fish for crappie. I'll admit it, I bass fish. In my defense it is because I do not know how to crappie fish. I've got a 7 year old boy and want to get him into fishing more and want to broaden my fishing knowledge by learning to crappie fish. PLUS they are good eatin.

Buy that boy a minnow bucket and a couple of dozen minnows and go fishing from the bank.