D'Arbonne !2/27

[Fish on Line]

I didn't expect to catch but needed to try. the water is 2 1/2 feet higher than normal and real muddy with lots of trash in the water. Tried all the rainbow of colors and lots nof dark ones, Jigs tipped with minnows. there was only one bite two feet off the bottom. The old road of 33 into farmerville is about 8 " above the level of the water, part of the old road had been under. One Boater had caught 2 before 8 am. Everyone else we saw had big zeros

[free bird]

I didn't see you today so add my zero to the rest of the ones you saw. Down below the spillway is worse. Water over the road between point and Rocky Branch.

[fishervet]

so you're getting high water now and the fish will settle down when the water falls and clears? how deep do u fish up north?or is deep relative to the depth of water??still being schooled here ya know......and got a long way to go......

[Sambo Slabs]

Well you can add my zero in also. I'm coming out of hiding I've Been deer hunting now finally back to fishing. We tried at darbonne this morning with no luck. Between our 3 boats we had 2 total fish. Very slow. Not sure where to try next. Water was up with lots of trash.

[20watt]

Glad to know i didn't miss anything today....

[fishervet]

glad to know i didn't miss anything today....

you're alive!!!!!!!!!

[20watt]

you're alive!!!!!!!!!

Aint been fishin much lately and it's been longer than that since i've been catchin... Somehow i've had other stuff to do

[fishervet]

know how that is........good to hear from you....

[Hue]

Fished above and below hwy 2 bridge.... No luck.
sure was ready for a mess of fish

[Fish on Line]

Vet, to answer your question, on the flats, water between 12 and 14 feet there were just a few scattered fish with the shad about 1 foot off the bottom. Then you could go about 150 yards and not see another fish on sonar. The fish follow the shad and most of the water that is 20 feet deep and shallower does not hold any fish right now. The old river and creek channels that are between 20 and 35 feet is where the fish and shad have all moved into the deep water. The most productive areas are on the very edge of the channel on the edges of the drop off. The shad are so concentrated that there is about a 10 to 15 foot thick layer of shad with fish mixed in that the water is so packed that sunlight can't even penetrate, especially in that muddy water! Basically, you just have to use sonar to stay on the edges of the channel to find the most productive water. It appears that the water is warmer down deep. the Crappie dont have to chase shad , Just open the mouth and it fills up on auto