Ouachita

[creekslick]

I got there Friday morning and got my Teardrop set up about 9:00 AM. Went to a couple of older condos we have had out for a few years and picked up a couple. Went back to the first one that I tried and hit the jackpot.:D Got my limit by lunch. The trip went down hill after thatBoat starting running ruff, trash in carbs I think, then water pump quite pumping at slow speed and wind started gusting. Ended up with 36 nice black crappie. I am going to give Greers a try sometime this weekend.

[CastandBlast]

Sounds like a weekend of mixed emotions but over all pretty good.

[Charlie K.]

Sounds like the bite is improving. Sorry about your boat. What area of Lake Ouachita have you been fishing?

[Arkie John]

I'm headed back to Twin Creeks tomorrow morning (Thursday) to see how much the water has cooled over the past few days.

I hope to take a few more than I have been averaging.

I have some pvc condos to distribute but will wait for lil' bro to go with me sos we can do it right.

What area are you fishing, slick? Maybe I need to go to mid-lake for a change.

aj

[Arkie John]

I got there Friday morning and got my Teardrop set up about 9:00 AM. Went to a couple of older condos we have had out for a few years and picked up a couple. Went back to the first one that I tried and hit the jackpot.:D Got my limit by lunch. The trip went down hill after thatBoat starting running ruff, trash in carbs I think, then water pump quite pumping at slow speed and wind started gusting. Ended up with 36 nice black crappie. I am going to give Greers a try sometime this weekend.

Too bad I have not been able to do that all year! Fishin' the Blakely's???

aj

[L.A. stumpjumper]

Sounds like a good trip, except for the motor problems.

[ceb]

Looks like the motor woes are spreading...They always say these things happen in 3's. Since you and BW are down, just leaves me wonderin' who's next... Guess I better go ahead and give mine a little seafoam.

But, that's a great catch, Slick. Good luck with your motor problems...

[creekslick]

Charlie and John, I was fishing the North end of the lake, Iron Fork and North Fork area. We were camping at the old Girl Scout Camp. I wish I had got some pictures but did not have my camera. The blacks have a gold tint like the ones at Cane Creek. Ceb, thats what happens when you don't use a boat all summer. I took it to Greers a couple of weeks ago and everything seemed fine but when I ran my first tank of gas out and hooked up my second tank I think it had trash and water in it. I have been spraying Sea Foam in it and I think it is runnig better. Got the water pump changed out yesterday. I can fish off my toon at Greers but need my little boat for Cane Creek.:D

[creekslick]

Forgot to tell ya'll about the worst part of the trip, I broke 2 rods, one of them was my favorite a pflueger ultalight

[gooch]

I had a chance to fish from a freinds dock this morning on my way to Mt. Ida for an appointment. I only had 20min this morning to fish before I had to leave and I caught 7 real quick over one of the brushpiles I have under his houseboat. I came back after my appointment and they had slowed and were not hitting near as hard. I ended up catching 10 this afternoon for a total of 17. None were smaller than my shoe but no real hogs either. They seemed thin to me but its been so long since I had a chance to fish my mind may be playing tricks on me. I caught them on white (till I lost it) and Tenn Shad fished in and over PVC and boo. Deepest I caught one was right off the bottom 25/30 feet and the shallow fish were about 7. When I returned in the afternoon a guide and an employee of the marina were both fishing the dock. They sure were looking at me funny fishing in a suit and tie with a 2 foot light action ice fishing rod and reel.