Well, I fished by myself (really nice experience actually) yesterday morning. I managed to be on water by 6:15 at Robinson Bay off the Black. This was the first body of water in three days that didn't feel surprisingly cold to me. I fished pretty hard and hooked 4 good crappie from 6:15 to 10:00. 3 of them got off when I had to hoist them over brush or logs. They were definitely in the 3-4 fow on the bank structure. It was also the first time in 3 days of fishing that I felt like crappie wanted to bite. I caught all these on jigs and every time it was the first jig into the top on the fall. 1/32 oz lead head w black/char tube jig.

My dad cleaned the fish from our Old Town trip yesterday morning while I was fishing. 1 of the crappie had bright yellow eggs. I still think they may have already spawned at OT and that this crappie is just one of a few late spawners, but that is just my opinion. I've heard from several on CC that think crappie are in the woods there now spawning.

The crappie I caught at Robinson also had bright yellow eggs. My feeling is that the Black River oxbow crappie in the area I fished will start spawning this week or next now that the water is warming. The water at Portia Bay on Mon. felt really cool. It was 43 degree when I woke up that morning.

I'm on a quest to find a more comfortable way to fish. I've always sat right on the front of the little john boat and used a paddle as much as possible instead of the tm for jig fishing in visible bank line structure. I'm as sore as can be from doing this 3 days in a row. I am going to have to get a good seat one bench back and an ext bar for the tm and fish a little more comfortbable.

All in all, it was great to be in AR for 3 days. I love the state. It still feels like home to me after being gone for over 10 years now.