Ohio River creeks 6/29

**mbk** · 06-30-2016, 07:57 AM

I fished in N.KY yesterday for a good portion of the day. Nice day to be out but it was sunny and after a front so wasn't expecting a great fishing day.

It wasn't. Creek was stained, not muddy and only a little high. Caught lots of smaller crappie and just a couple of barely keeper crappie. We tried shallow but mostly deeper holes in the creeks but couldn't get into the bigger ones. We ventured to the river but it was chocolate milk still and not good for fishing. It didn't help of course that I was fishing middle of the day in summer.

I talked to guys at the dock and they were telling me how they were catching larger crappie last week in the creeks, in 5' water, while bass fishing. So for you other creek fisherman: do you still catch the larger crappies in the creeks in the July/August timeframe or do you head to the river? I'm trying to figure out whether I need to spend time on the main river in the summer or if I simply limit my fishing to before 11am and after 6pm, I can catch them in the same creek spots. I've gotten to the point where I expect to catch good size fish from late fall through spring. But it's like flipping a switch when it hits mid June and I can't catch a 10" crappie to save my life until last week of September. I need to figure out these summer crappie

I'm incapable of taking 3 months off from crappie fishing.

**Tbone72** · 06-30-2016, 06:48 PM

fish r shallow 2 to 7 foot deep .before river flooded last friday we were catching monsters shallow swimming jigs.fish river all year bite is great in summer..u have to learn the stretches they use

**Tbone72** · 06-30-2016, 06:52 PM

we had tournament yates won with 6.73 we had 6.34 but river came up 10 foot on us friday we would of weighed 10 pounds plus.i fish hogans and laughery and we catch em all year sometimes way shallower than u would think u have to find out how far up the creeks the bait is thats where the fish r..good luck

**Tbone72** · 06-30-2016, 06:53 PM

leave minnies at home 3 inch baits on 16 oz jigs work best

**mbk** · 06-30-2016, 08:46 PM

Thanks for the feedback. That gives me confidence to keep at it in the creeks this time of year. I have all but given up on the minnows but have never used 3" bait for crappie before

Makes sense though since these bass fisherman are catching the giant crappie and they probably eat the same things a bass does.

**Yates** · 07-01-2016, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Tbone72

we had tournament yates won with 6.73 we had 6.34 but river came up 10 foot on us friday we would of weighed 10 pounds plus.i fish hogans and laughery and we catch em all year sometimes way shallower than u would think u have to find out how far up the creeks the bait is thats where the fish r..good luck

ISM had a tournament on the Ohio river. and yes Doug and Larry did WIN. and buy the way that's Mr. Yates to you Tbone72 ? (IQ) (AKA) 1st loser

Originally Posted by crappiemax

Nice fish...Tbone is the river expert on here.

Originally Posted by crappiemax

Nice fish...Tbone is the river expert on here.

Originally Posted by crappiemax

Nice fish...Tbone is the river expert on here.

PS,Tbone love to fish Woolper Creek

**crappiemax** · 07-01-2016, 04:47 PM

Man oh man MR Yates....you are being hard on that young man.

WTG on the win...Did Tbone put you guys on the fish

?

**wannabecrappieking** · 07-01-2016, 07:15 PM

Larry Follows Tbone everywhere he goes, looks like he's finally learning from Tommy

**Yates** · 07-02-2016, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by wannabecrappieking

Larry Follows Tbone everywhere he goes, looks like he's finally learning from Tommy

no worries for you, looks like we may not return to Indiana

**Tbone72** · 07-03-2016, 11:16 AM

he did good weights would of been ridiculous if not for water comin up 10 foot..maybe next time ..might see ya at racoon

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