Lake Charles

[Ross Whitney]

Just curious as to how high the water still was at Lake Charles???? Can you even get there from Black Rock???? Was thinking about going either there or Lake Poinsett on Saturday. There should be some good crappie in Lake Charles but I never here any good reports from there. All the reports that I get lean towards alot of dinks. The draw down each year could hurt them. If it wasn't for that, Lake Charles would be awesome.....I think.

[Mojorig]

Currently the size strucutre of the crappie on Lake Charles is on the small side. We are looking at that population right now and seeing what we can do to improve it. The drawdown should not be hurting this population. In fact, it should be helping it. If you have any questiosn about the crappie population in the lake, feel free to contact us at the Jonesboro Regional Office (1-877-972-5438).

Thanks

Jeremy

[olduckhunter]

don't know about getting to the lake from black rock down 25 but you can go on through black rock a couple of miles and turn left at the 3 way inn and go a mile or so and turn left to powhattan then on to the lake. i was by there the other day and a few were fishing and the lake looked to be about normal level. you can probably load the boat. bream should be doing real good now if the crappie are too small.

[creekslick]

[QUOTE=Mojorig;1535965]Currently the size strucutre of the crappie on Lake Charles is on the small side. We are looking at that population right now and seeing what we can do to improve it. The drawdown should not be hurting this population. In fact, it should be helping it. If you have any questiosn about the crappie population in the lake, feel free to contact us at the Jonesboro Regional Office (1-877-972-5438).


Any idea what ya'll might do to increase the size? Does The State of Mississippi sell any fingerling crappie from the big 4 Corp Lakes? Be nice to have some of those genes over here on this side of the river.Thumbs Up

[olduckhunter]

creek, it may be more of the fertility of the lakes down there as the reason those crappie get big.

[KRAPPIE KG]

Currently the size strucutre of the crappie on Lake Charles is on the small side. We are looking at that population right now and seeing what we can do to improve it. The drawdown should not be hurting this population. In fact, it should be helping it. If you have any questiosn about the crappie population in the lake, feel free to contact us at the Jonesboro Regional Office (1-877-972-5438).

Thanks

Jeremy

How does a drawdown help the crappie population? This seems strangely similiar to what we heard at Lake Chicot. And everyone knows the fishing hasn't been very good there in years. The crowds that use to be in the main lake are now just all packed in to Connerly Bayou. Just asking a question, I think you use to work out of the southeast Arkansas area.

[Gomer Snerd]

It puts the crappie in more danger of being eaten. Let a bunch of the little crappie get eaten and the rest will have less competition.fewer crappie the more food per fish. instead of 100 pounds/acre tied up in 400 fish have the 100 tied up in100 fish.

[dblevens]

Now I see why the 10" limit here never worked.

[RCC]

It puts the crappie in more danger of being eaten. Let a bunch of the little crappie get eaten and the rest will have less competition.fewer crappie the more food per fish. instead of 100 pounds/acre tied up in 400 fish have the 100 tied up in100 fish.

There you go. Bigger fish eat good and get bigger. Smaller fish become lunch. Took Conway 5 years after drawdown to get back to good fishing according to the in-laws. I assume that the regs have the limit as 30 on Charles. This needs to raised to 50 or no limit on crappie for a few years. Law also needs to be passed that you must come back to the landing with at least 25 or you can't stop fishing. This would keep the joy riders on the bank.

[coolerfull]

I kinda agree RCC cuz i gotta be home before dark to watch my pretty wife cook me some supper. Heck with joy riding. Lets try if you come back to the landing with one crappie you can go home if not get your butt back out there. Seems more better to me!