Willamstown Lake

[CrappiePappy]

Any info appreciated. May be fishing there this coming Sat. Yeah, I know ... it's Memorial Day Weekend and the players will be out in full force, but hopefully I can get in a few hours of before they get seriously cranked up. Planning on shooting docks, possibly doing some longline trolling ... probably won't take any live bait, though.

... cp

[Bassky]

There are some decent crappie in Williamstown. however most are 6-8". If you go up the northern arm of the lake and take the big slough to the left keep going straight until you come up to a boat dock. There are brushpiles in front of the dock. I have caught some good ones and small ones there. That will be the key is finding brush in front of docks. You will be fine with jigs.
Bassky

[Bigtom1]

Good luck, the traffic is terrible on the lake for it's size. Docks are the best bet though, fish early the nuts fall out of the trees early.

[CrappiePappy]

Thanks, Bassky .... !!


... cp

[kissfan4]

i havent fished williamstown in a few years, but always did well here.

[CrappiePappy]

Thanks, kissfan4 ... I'll keep those spots in mind !!

... cp

[Bassky]

So how did you do??
Bassky

[CrappiePappy]

So how did you do??
Bassky

Changed plans at the last minute & went to Taylorsville. Caught 5 keepers & untold numbers of dinks .... mostly all Black Crappie. All keepers were females with eggs, and ranged from 10-12". Eggs didn't look deteriorated, but water temps are too high now for any chance of survival ... so I expect them to absorb them in the coming weeks.

Most all fish were caught on the deep end of laydowns .... ~8ft deep over 14-17 FOW. We were so pleasantly surprised at the lack of wind & cool temps that had been forecast, and the less than normal boat traffic ... that we stayed in the same general area for the day.

I had "heard" that Black Crappie were now the dominant Crappie specie at Taylorsville, and Saturdays trip has all but confirmed that, to me.

... cp