Thread: Flat Brown Crappie?

With the heat and distancing and all of the other challenges we deal with lately, I e been going to Mosquito Lagoon pretty regular. I show up at first light and head home by 10 usually. This gives me a couple of hours of my favorite style of fishing, topwater walkin the dawg, and a little while once that quits to throw jigs and get to know my way around. Done pretty well with the Seatrout, the Reds and Snook still elude me. I see em, just haven’t put it together yet. These fish are spooky and well trained to what the sound of a trolling motor and boat slap is all about. Went this morning and found some moving water. Long story short, a couple of Trout and a Ladyfish made a show, some very big pops close by kept me interested. Put down the Spook, threw a twitch bait a while, and finally went to the jig. Threw it into the flow and let it fall, thought it was hung, but it wasn’t. Very good fight on a light rod with a 2000 series reel, it took 3 strokes to get him in the net. 20” on the yardstick and thicker than I’m used to seeing, he’d been eating good. A couple of firsts came with this. I’ve never filleted one and only cooked a couple of store bought years back. I know how to order it in a restaurant real good. Broiled with medium seasonings and butter, it was very good. And half left for tomorrow, a good thing. Hope y’all get out soon, look for me when you go. Til,then...... Skeet