Woods creek

[crappie bug]

Does any one know if woods creek is a good crappie lake? I can't find any reports on it.

[CrappiePappy]

Does any one know if woods creek is a good crappie lake? I can't find any reports on it.

I don't think Wood Creek is known for its Crappie fishing. But, according to this, they're in there :

LOCATION AND FACILITIES
Wood Creek Lake is located in Laurel County about 6 miles northwest of London. The dam is a highway fill embankment on Interstate 75 about 9 miles north of London. This lake was completed in 1969. Facilities include a launching area, boat dock, and parking area. Boats, live bait, and tackle are available.
THE FISHERY
Species present in the lake include rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, white crappie, channel catfish, bluegill, redear sunfish, rock bass, longear sunfish, and yellow bullhead.
PHYSICAL DATA
Surface elevation (ft msl) ...1,020
Surface acres - 625
Miles of shoreline - 30.6
Maximum depth (ft) ...127
Mean depth (ft) .. 35


That's about all I can tell you. I've only fished it twice ... both times were for Bass, and over 10yrs ago (last time I was there). .... cp

[boomer]

Fished there many times in the summer, for channel cats. Good lake for catfish. I hear there are good numbers of crappie early, but but it gets fished out on keepers pretty quick.

[U1121]

Since Wood Creek Lake is relatively close, my brother and I have fished it many times. The crappie are there, but unfortunately there are few "slabs". Also, the keeper fish seem to lack the "thickness" that we have enjoyed from similar sized fish from Cumberland.

KDFWR imposed a 9" limit on crappie approx. 4-5 years ago to try to improve the quality of crappie present in Wood Creek, however I fear that regulation still goes unheeded by many who fish there.

My brother and I started fishing for crappie on Wood Creek with our dad just before he was diagnosed with lung cancer back in 1991. I have lots of great memories from those days. Dad passed on in '93, but we kept on fishing Wood Creek until just a few years ago, when we got spoiled with the bigger and better fish from Cumberland.

Sorry to ramble, but the crappie are in there. You just have to know where to look. I guess there will be more fishermen (and women) giving Wood Creek a look with what will be going on on Cumberland for the next 7-10 years. I know I'm trying to figure some alternatives.

Best fishes!
U1121

[crappie-dude]

U1121 is correct. Plenty of undersized crappie, just not many eaters and those are scappie. I would suggest Laurel Lake as an alternative to Woods Creek. Laurel Lake has similar size issues, but....there are "spots" where there are some really good sizes to the eaters! See my recent post about Cumberland......I'm looking at Laurel as an alternate hole.