Where do they go???

[deerducksdogs]

I have halfway figured out how to wear 'em out during the spawn, but where do they go after the spawn??? Do they go deep like in winter or are they about mid depth?? I can't seem to find em anymore.

[Bowtech81]

I know that they'll be around points and a little deeper cover for a short time, but I'm pretty well done after they move to deeper water. I'm hoping to hook up with one of these guys that knows how it's done in the summer and learn a thing or two.....!!

[deerducksdogs]

I know what you mean about summer, I usually stick to bass and catfish in the summer. I will have to try around some points and see if I can find em again.

[CrappiePro]

What I mainly see this time of year is start fishing off shore Cover off the bank, big brush piles, log laydowns, drop offs, creek channels closest to the bank, tree lines above or below the surface and clusters of cypress trees. The main thing is that fish will use the first key places they come to, off the bank to feed up after a long tiring spawn and try to get fatten up before hot water drives them deeper or suspended in the thermocline. SO right now i would try to find the first main cover off the bank from anywhere to 5-20 feet deep depending on the average depth of the lake your fishing. Here's an example I fished Clear Lake this past weekend. I started out fishing the banks with no luck. I started to notice numerous large log laydowns off the bank anywhere from 10 yards off the bank to 100 yards off the bank, these laydowns were in an average of 10 foot deep of water. These were the first key points of cover off the bank that fish were holding on to feed. The first one I pulled up to, gave up two nice fish and from there on I just went from one lay down to the next catching fish. When summer hits it deeper still and knowing where the thermocline is very important the fish will be most often suspended in it, over cover. This is why I feel spider rigging, tightlining and pulling cranks is such a great method to use this time of year. Fish the productive hours of just the morning and evening and consider night fishing this time of year also cos this will be when they move to shallowest water to feed. Good Luck hope you catch a few.

[deerducksdogs]

WOW!!! That is great advice and easy to understand. I guess that's why you are the crappie pro!!!:D Thanks alot!

[DRPEPPER]

Two things have helped me learn about fishing anytime other than the spawn. Hanging around with Darryl Morris and Jerry Blake, and learning to troll. You will learn more from Darryl and Jerry than I can put into words here. I started trolling last year about mid Summer with Bandit 300's. It is a great way to find more structure, and learn the lake. This year, I started pulling jigs and am learning a new (to me) lake. While trolling, I mark brush I see with my graphs to go back and try tight lining.
Got to warn you though. Learning different methods of fishing sure can get expensive.
DP

[electrik chicken]

CrappiePro is right I fish lk Enterprise before and after the spawn in "sunken" cover at least 10 ft of water Iam catching fish right now over that cover fishing 2-4 ft deep.erly and late. ONE INTERESTING THING Ive noticed AFTER the spawn on this lake and Chcot they seem to want the jig DEAD STILL !!!

[MGDUCK]

CrappiePro is right I fish lk Enterprise before and after the spawn in "sunken" cover at least 10 ft of water Iam catching fish right now over that cover fishing 2-4 ft deep.erly and late. ONE INTERESTING THING Ive noticed AFTER the spawn on this lake and Chcot they seem to want the jig DEAD STILL !!!

my Daddy could hold one dead still for 30 minutes it seemed like! :D.....maybe that's why he caught the most fish? lol...

[RCC]

I started trolling last year about mid Summer with Bandit 300's. It is a great way to find more structure, and learn the lake....
Got to warn you though. Learning different methods of fishing sure can get expensive.
DP

It's easy to find structure this way because said Bandit will be hung up in said structure. It just costs about 5 bucks a pop to find each brush top. You ain't lived till you get 4 or 5 bandits hung up at the same time on a windy day:D

[MGDUCK]

It's easy to find structure this way because said Bandit will be hung up in said structure. It just costs about 5 bucks a pop to find each brush top. You ain't lived till you get 4 or 5 bandits hung up at the same time on a windy day:D

oh joy...lol...I cuss bad enough with one hung up....:D