Taylorsville report

[Waylonh]

WOW oh WOW was taylorsville Crowded this past sunday. Fished from dawn till 1:30, and everyone I talked to was producing little if anything. I was using green chartruse jigs, and minnows. Minnows = nothing. Jigs = small fish.

Then, at noon, i switched colors to a BPS watermellon color jig, and LOOK OUT! I was like turning on the flood gates. Caught four 11 inchers, and one 13 incher weighing almost 2 lbs. All Females full of firm eggs. It took almost 4 hours to get my first crappie, but they were worth it. I think the spawn will be in full swing by the end of the week. Mornings produced nothing for me. I would try the afternoon bite after the water temp has been brought up.

I never knew taylorsville had 2lbers. However, it took me almost 1 hour to get the boat back on the trailer from all the traffic.

[crappie52]

i have had a great winter and spring so far, i think most people who fish taylorsville put in pull out a cork and minnow and hit the first tree on the bank they see tie up and wait, i have had several limits with some 2lbsers this year, the key is to be versatile, like you said change colors,depths and methods and you can bag some good fish, i give a online report for that lake so i will be going tues night to see what is going on. i will try the watermelon color you used and see if the are still on it.

[jfross2]

Waylonh,

In what general area were you on the lake? Were you fishing shallow around the trees or deep? Also, exactly what does BPS stand for? Thanks!

[jfross2]

Timmy,

How did you do this past weekend at Dale Hollow? My dad and I went to Ky. lake this Friday-Sunday and did alright on Friday. We fished the stakebeds in Jonathan Creek and got 19 keepers with several big fish. Saturday we didn't do so good. We only caught 7 keeper crappie but did get several nice bluegill. Sunday we only got 2 keeper crappie (one was really nice) but got 14 big bluegill. All three days we fished from dawn till around 3:00. We didn't try the evening bite. Jonathan Creek was pretty crowded Saturday and Sunday and both of the weekend days were bright and sunny. Friday was overcast, cool and a little windy.

Jonathan

[crappie52]

it was slow but i caught my first blacknose crappie, that was cool, going to taylorsville tues night to see what is up, the weather and water are right i just need to see what they are doing, i will let you know, tell your dad i said hello.

timmy adcock

[slab-happy]

Timmy,

How did you do this past weekend at Dale Hollow? My dad and I went to Ky. lake this Friday-Sunday and did alright on Friday. We fished the stakebeds in Jonathan Creek and got 19 keepers with several big fish. Saturday we didn't do so good. We only caught 7 keeper crappie but did get several nice bluegill. Sunday we only got 2 keeper crappie (one was really nice) but got 14 big bluegill. All three days we fished from dawn till around 3:00. We didn't try the evening bite. Jonathan Creek was pretty crowded Saturday and Sunday and both of the weekend days were bright and sunny. Friday was overcast, cool and a little windy.

Jonathan

Thanks for the report, jfrose2. What did you catch those big gills on?

[JCCLARK]

I hate to be so dumb but what color is watermelon?
Is it green, or red, or both?

[jfross2]

Timmy,

Will do.

Slabhappy,

We caught the bluegill on small (1/64 oz.) jigs tipped with crickets. I used Chartreuse and my dad used a brown color.

[Waylonh]

BPS = Bass Pro Shops

Watermellon JiG is #34 this was the exact jig I used with success.








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Tip.............any shallow Structure during spawn = Crappie

[JCCLARK]

Thanks a bunch