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Sunday on a "Raleigh Parks" Lake:
7:45am-1:30pm
1 Crappie 10"
***1/16 oz orange/chart tube jig w/out minnow
#6 Vanish Transition Line
10'
Water Temp: 54
***big fish of the day caught on this bait
Me and PG24 threw everything we could at them. We fished deep. We fished shallow. All I can say is just wait till March!!!
Saturday on Jordan Lake:
8:30am-2:00pm
7 Crappie 10"-11"
***Bottom bouncing minnow rig
#6 Vanish Transition Line
22-32'
Water Temp: 48
***big fish of the day caught on this bait
Once the wind calmed down, I thawed a bit. I ended up with about 25 fish, but only 7 were of size. The wind chill this morning reminded me of many an Illinois Novemebr day on Lake Shelbeyville.
Jeremy
Jeremy, you're probably right about the temp, but I've never had to break ice to launch the boat down here. Did that plenty of times on Shelbyville.
being from s/e nc going to boot camp at great lakes i remember thinking" the summer should be nice up there" boy was i wrong.hot as hell and it rained maybe 2 days in 2.5 months.then once it cooled down seemed like it rained or snowed everyday!
Jack,
How many people do you know who were born and raised in NC and then to the north east or midwest? I think for most, NC is the final destination.
Read you loud and clear.
Sat010309
Jordan Lake
8:30am
4:00pm
Water Temp: 49
40 Crappie 10"-13.25"
20-35'
#6 Vanish Transition
Harvested
Bottom bouncing minnow rig
*Two-1/8oz brown/chart jigs w/out minnow
I and PG24 had a very productive day. Together, we hauled in about 100 fish. No monsters, but our biggest 10 weighed between about 13-14lbs--several 12+"ers. Most of the action came on a bottom bouncing rig, but when we started catching fish as fast as we could get our bait back in the water, the jig worked great and caught the largest couple fish. It was also beneficial to use a jig, because we eventually burned through 8 dozen minnows. Until about noon, we caught no crappie less than 30' deep; but suddenly the fish moved shallower and the average size and action increased dramatically.
Today was also a reassuring and edifying day for me. I looked at a map and said, "the crappie will school up here." PG24 and I boated a couple miles to the spot, and as soon as we let down, the action began. We caught about 80 of our 100 or so fish there--and no schools of boats to offset the schools of fish! The spot looked enticing on the map because it reminded me of the spot the now defunct C.A.S.T. national championship was won a few years ago on Oklahoma's Lake Oolagah. During the two-day event, the crappie were coralled into a relatively confined area amid their post spawn migration.
But who knows, maybe everyone, including the Rt64 brigade, filled their boats today. I hope so:) And if not, It sure was a beautiful day!
Jeremy
good job crat and pg24.....glad you guys got in them.
Falls certainly didnt seem to be giving up any fish to me yesterday or the boats that I could see and talk to from shore. It was a beautiful day though. The boaters with finders said there were plenty of fish in the 30 foot deep water suspending at about 21 feet but they just had lockjaw. I caught a couple at the end of the day. That was it. I think the boat out from shore a bit caught 4 or 5 all day. Another boat out on the point wasnt doing anything either and that spot usually gives up fish when the other areas are not producing. Oh well today is another day.
Sun010409
Jordan Lake
8:45am
3:15pm
Water Temp: 49
27 Crappie 10"-13.50" (13.5"=1.67lbs)
20-32'
#6 Vanish Transition
Catch and Release
Bottom bouncing minnow rig
*Bottom bouncing jig rig 1/8oz brown/chart jig w/out minnow
Once the rain drifted through, it was pretty comfortable out there. I caught around 20 of my 27 keepers during a hot streak from 10:30-12:00. A bottom bouncing jig rig I cooked up last night seemed to be the ticket. It's a 1/8oz jig on a loop knot with a 1/2oz sinker 18" below. It's nothing original, but it worked great! The jig bite all but stopped after that, and it was minnows after that. No monsters today, but I caught several 12"+ and 3 that weighed over 1.5lbs.
I was just going to fish in the morning, but...uhhhh...I kind of lost track of time. Oh well, I can always stick to my schedule next time.
Jeremy