Thread: barren

Went a couple of weeks ago. Crappie were biting at that time fairly shallow. We caught a few deep, but that day the bite was better a little more shallow11-13ft. deep. All fish were caught on minnows. Had some cloudy weather that day, on a sunny day they probably would have been deeper. Check out brushpiles anywhere from 11-20ft. deep. Fish size and quality, has really been up and down this year. Its been a odd summer and fall, with all the rain. We really caught some good ones, one day just to go back and catch smaller ones. One day they will be deep and the next shallow. Maybe things will settle down and the fish will get on a normal pattern. I may go Friday, if I do I will update.

Originally Posted by Sledge

Went a couple of weeks ago. Crappie were biting at that time fairly shallow. We caught a few deep, but that day the bite was better a little more shallow11-13ft. deep. All fish were caught on minnows. Had some cloudy weather that day, on a sunny day they probably would have been deeper. Check out brushpiles anywhere from 11-20ft. deep. Fish size and quality, has really been up and down this year. Its been a odd summer and fall, with all the rain. We really caught some good ones, one day just to go back and catch smaller ones. One day they will be deep and the next shallow. Maybe things will settle down and the fish will get on a normal pattern. I may go Friday, if I do I will update.

Friday, didn't get on the water untill about 10am. Cold front was coming in and really windy to. Caught a good mess of fish, but had a lot of small keepers. The big blacks just was not biting for us today. We were catching some keeper fish, so I just decided to stay put and catch what we could. We were really limited to coves and bays with the wind. Best spot was a brushpile in 19-20ft. of water. All fish came on minnows, fished right over the brush.