Quote Originally Posted by larrykentucky View Post
Anyone heard anything about the crappie fishing on Cedar Creek Lake?
I've wanted to try it but rain and wind have kept me in. Is Cedar Creek the kind of lake you can troll for crappie successfully?
Not really :o

Here's a map : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...rCreekLake.gif (click on map to increase size)

Here's the current fishing report : http://cedarcreeklakeoutfitters.com/blog/?page_id=79

CCL has Black Crappie only (and a few Blacknose Black Crappie) ... and they are mostly 7-8" fish. The 9" size limit has been removed, and the daily creel has been changed from 15 fish/person/day to 30/person/day. This was done to remove a majority of the stunted fish, to allow surviving fish to grow to a more quality size.

To catch Crappie from CCl ... trolling isn't necessary, as you can usually find them around wood/tree cover, and occasionally right close to the bank. The lake is over half full of standing timber, and the only open water is the main lake/dam area. There are boat lanes cut thru some of the standing timber areas, but trolling thru them can be problematic ... the timber was "cut off", not totally removed --- and the boat traffic thru them can cause problems, as well.
Small jigs, 1-1.5" tubes, Roadrunners, & minnows are going to catch you the majority of Crappie from CCL.

... luck2ya ... cp