Thread: Old Town Lake Report

Mauldins did not look too full but the Lakeview Grocery Store camping was packed. If you need Rudy Mauldin's number I can PM it to you.

This is a good thread, it is not only informative, but its quite comical too!

I am getting long in the tooth now (almost 48) and I have learned that real life is the most comical of all. :p

Well, what was the fishing report from Old Town this weekend. Did anybody do any good. It sounded like there were going to be plenty of people trying it last weekend but have not heard any reports from anybody.

I went to old town yesterday caught 1 crappie and got 2 bites, not very good, water stained but fishable, just couldn't buy a crappie. I quess cold front has shut them down for a couple of days?
Word of caution! watch speed limit as you go into town they are sure writing tickets there!

Last year a cold front, rain or both hit every weekend I was wanting to fish Old Town, and this year has been the same. I'm either going to have to try to take off during the week after the weather has been nice several days or do something to change my luck.

Has any one fished there the last day or 2? Also, any ideas about what it will do this weekend?

Still no good. Went this morning and it was 65 or so. The front came through and the wind switched immediately from the north, started raining, and the temp dropped to 50 degrees. North winds and soaked clothes don't make for a very good time, so with no fish again, we left. Talked to one guy at the ramp that had one crappie and a couple of guys with yo-yo's had 2 catfish and one crappie. One guy said he had some yo-yo's out last night and caught just a few, but the owls had eaten several of their fish off the yo-yo's!

One problem I've noticed down there this week. There sure are a lot of big dead crappie floating in the lake. Not just one place----I've seen them all over the lake. There were 12 or so around the G&F landing and parking lot this morning. Something's not right. I wonder if it's agricultural chemicals???

I'm not going back tomorrow, and that's one of my favorite places to fish. Maybe the dead fish died of starvation due to lock jaw!

Hey fellas I am new to this forum, from NEA and love to crappie fish. Me and my buddy were planning on going to old town next weekend. Any predictions on when the spawn will happen and a general layout of the lake would be appreciated (type of cover, coves, etc...) Any ideas on where to get a map? This will obviously be our first trip to old town!

No maps that I am aware of Riverside. The lake is shaped like a quarter moon with it's points pointing pretty much east. Lake is about 6 feet deep in the main lake and 3 to 5 feet in the cypress trees that line the banks. The lake is no more than a half mile wide and about 4 miles long. The most popular spots on this lake are on the east side of the lake: across from the concrete ramp, across from the water tower, and across from the gravel ramp behind Lakeview store (in the curve on highway 44). The most popular colors on this lake are black/chartreuse and blue/white although 2 weks ago red/white seemed to produce the best. Most of the fish being taken lately seem to be in the cypress trees around isolated structure about 1.5 feet deep in 3 to 4 feet of water. If I can assist you any further just let me know.