Lake Conway Crappie 2-28

[ceb]

I headed out to Conway late yesterday morning. Got the poles in the water around noon. With the approaching warm front, the fish were active and slamming the baits. Gooch met me out there around 3pm and fished for the afternoon. Caught most of them a couple feet off the bottom with small to medium sized rosies. Others came suspended at about 5-6'. The spider-rig was producing well yesterday. We kept 35 crappie and a gut-hooked yellow bass. The fish were mainly on the smaller side, but we did have a few slabs in the mix. We probably released somewhere around 20 crappie, several goo, and a 10" flathead. Also, we saw a guy floating some shiners out away from the boat and working 'em back to the boat slowly. He caught several.

The Goocher earned himself a new title yesterday. He's going to drop the -ch and just go by Goo. He caught 3 caught three of 'em yesterday. I'm surprised he didn't hurt their feelings...he asked for the hemostats so that he wouldn't have to touch that ugly thing. A face only a mother could love...:D

Didn't get many pics yesterday because the action was too fast to leave the poles unattended. I guess that's a good thing...:D

Here's the damage...


There's nothing like going straight from the filleting table to the dinner table...

[Helmslaw]

TOO SWEET Chris. Were ya'll at Gold's?

[ceb]

Yep...down there in the cove where we went for the nightstalk.

[fishingpox]

nice catch, looks like i need to follow yall around some to learn to fish

[grubby]

yep you just had to rub it in you two. nice bunch of crappie keep it up. WTG
did gooch catch any or did you catch them all ceb?

[bobberwatcher]

There you go again.. I couldn't go and you went and wore em out. Just wait. When I do get the chance to go with you, we will catch nodda. :D

[Coats80]

Well its about time for all the slabs to move out of the deep holes and start hanging in the creek channels until the water warms up a few more degrees. The males should be in about 3-5 ft of water around stumps getting ready to move on the shallows and make their beds for the spawn. The females should follow close behind.

The smaller crappie will stay towards the deeper parts of Conway away from the gar that will be all over the shallows after the medium crappie and shad.

If you like gold the large flat will be so full of boats once the spawn starts and the wind will be hell around the interstate flat...stay toward the small flat before the railroad bridge and the edges of the channel. If you want a different spot try caney..Remember the Northwest part of the lake has the warmer water because of the wind and until the rest of the lake catches up it will also have the best fishing.

[flyflinger]

I'd love to head down there to Conway and join you guys. But, I just gotta get the evilrude blown out and Conway is not the place for that. Maybe one day next week I can get down there.

[Slab Hunter]

I knew about this trip before you posted it. :p
I was out in the yard and heard something..... I new that voice sounded familiar , then it dawned on me...
I said to my self "That sounds like Gooch" and he's catching fish.... hmmm :D
Then after just a couple minutes I saw a flock of geese headed back south.
I guess they heard the same noise and figured it was safer in south Louisiana. :D
When Dale catches, everyone knows about it...... :p :D :p

Randy

[Darryl Morris]

Looking good!!! Both pics are great.