Kayak Trip Report, Limestone Bay

[Ditch Basser]

I fished Limestone Creek today, fish were very slow. I’d catch one, then it would be 30 minutes before the next bite. They never stopped, but it was slow going. Best bait was a 1/16 oz jig with a Chartreuse Bobby Garland. Fish were deep, all came from 8 to 10 feet of water on laydowns. I caught around 60 Crappie for the day, half would have measured. I kept half a limit. Water was 66 degrees.

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~I commented a couple weeks ago that I commonly catch a few Black nose Crappie, here are four that I got today.


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[SeaRay]

Great report, bet that cat gave you a ride.

[riverboss]

I was there too but didn't have any luck on the laydowns in the deep channel, other than to lighten my load of jigs....I just don't have the equipment for that and casting at them is apparently not the way so went back into the creek across the stumps and found a few including 2 blacknose on a favorite hole there. I think I parked same place you did....

[Ditch Basser]

riverboss, I can't figure out why they're so deep, I catch Crappie ultra shallow all year, suddenly those fish are 10 foot deep?

[riverboss]

are they tight to the tops or out from them.....casting to the tops guarantees a snag and I don't use long rods for vertical dipping. my rigs are tailored to fishing under bridges and they work well for fishing stumps but tree tops are a problem unless I let my boat lodge against the top which would spook them off. talked to a couple of guy's that caught a few in the bay yesterday but not like they should be this time of year. I don't have a depth finder due to not needing one for most places I fish .

[Ditch Basser]

riverboss,

All the visible cover has been pounded by other anglers over the last couple weeks. I'd move slowly down the creek and when I found submerged brush in the 8 to 12 foot range on my fishfinder, regardless of water depth, I'd stop and jig it. Most pieces of brush I'd get a single, maybe two Crappie off. Almost all fish came between the visible laydowns on the surface in what looked like open water. The creek channel is loaded with shad, strip, gills, bass and Crappie. All were in a band of water about to 8 to 12 feet deep.

[Bob D]

Great report Ditch! Congrats on another great day out, even if it was slow by your standard. lol

[Ditch Basser]

It was slow by everyone's standard, I only had 8 in the cooler by lunch time. Everyone else was heading to the boat ramp and going home. I just keep slowly working thru laydowns. There were about a dozen boats in the creek and no one had more than a handful.