Are cedar trees toxic?

[CrappiePappy]

If cedar trees killed fish, my home lake, Taylorsville, would be the dead sea. I assure you it isn't.

Yeah, and most of the rest of the lakes in the state of KY !! The KDFWR uses them to make brushpiles in most of the lakes in the state.

And I once heard that certain kinds of pine trees wouldn't hold Crappie, then found that to also not be the case after I caught many a Slab from them down in Tenn.

[Crappiedayz]

Wow didnt know rotenone came from a walnut.
I often wonder how people come up with cedar trees being toxic an other wild fishing stories

[ozarks ranger]

If there is current, place your piles outside the current on a channel swing, the baitfish and all species of fish will hide from the current, don't know how the lake is with the thermocline here the TC is about 19' my piles are no less than 20' deep at power pool. the fish may not be clear down to the top of the piles but will suspend around the area. use your electronics and fish that depth.

[Crappiedayz]

Great advice! Im not sure if we even have a thermocline, never could see it on the graph. Lake whitney constantly has water coming from lakes above and then continues to push it south. Is a thermocline possible with the lake basically flushing/running constantly. Not saying that all lakes are just big ol ponds an they dont move water but my father and i have never been able to find it nore our local bass club.
I have buckets in a line starting shallow to deep, the shallow ones 6ft, deep ones 18-30 and with only 2 weeks in the water have a incredible amount of baitfish/bluegill/ an baby bass. Yet to catch anything over 6" but its only been two weeks... And talk about fun! Making your own lures is one thing but making a brush pile and having your own little honey hole is something else

[ozarks ranger]

sounds like you are off to a good start, the bigger fish will come. another place to start is First ice out if applicable the crappie will start up the creeks and into mouths of bays/coves. place them near the center where the shallower water starts. all spiecies of fish will stage on these just before going to spawning banks
wish I had a map to mark for you.

[Ketchn]

The fastest natural cover to attract crappie hands down is willow , it won't last in the water very long though , very soft and may be almost gone by the end of the second year or sooner . The in the know folks around here say the best ever is a big oak with large limbs if you want to hold big crappie and it will last a very long time . As for Myself I sink whatever I can on natural cover , I pay no attention to what wood and lean towards will it make good cover to drop a jig in and hold crappie as well . ...the cedar is poisonous claims I have seen best I can tell is fictitious and I know the state puts cedar in some of the state parks as well .
My take on it

[Crappiedayz]

Yeah i watched two videos on corp lakes dropping cedar. But i love to get different opinions especially from more experienced fishermen haha. So far my main stash of buckets conclude central cedar tree with willow limbs around it, put in some hackberry and cedar no idea how thatll go but im kinda like you i grab what looks good an sink it lol

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Cedar trees are fine

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