Quick Report

DOUBLE REPORT
Report #1
032510
Raleigh Area Lake
5:15pm
7:00pm
06 Keepers
14.5""
06 harvested
Water 60F, normal pool
not murky
W 12
3'-8' down in 6'-10'
***1/16"oz blk/gld/chart tube
slip bobber/minnow

Report #2
032710
Raleigh Area Lake
8:15am
2:00pm
12 Keepers
15"
12 harvested
Water 59F, normal pool
not murky
N 10
2'-10' down in 6'-10'
***1/16"oz blk/gld/chart tube
slip bobber/minnow
After a cold night, the pattern seemed to have shifted a bit. I ended up having my best bite slow trolling in 6-10' w/ minnows or jigs. Still, I saw some people catching them on the shore. PG24 was there with some friends on the giant pontoon boat. I stepped on board for a few minutes...wow, that platform is larger than my room. Great bunch of guys. Donald, how many did you and the crew end up with?

Again, the report is a bit delayed...been too busy gardening.

Last year's report copied below:

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Originally Posted by crataegus

Sat032809
"Raleigh Area Lake"
4:30am
7:00pm
Water Temp: 60
01 crappie
11.25"
3' in 10'
#6 Vanish Transition


chart/gold sparkle jig

Nope. Not yet.

Jeremy

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Crat, you better watch out. Chief is going to get you for those 2 and 3 day old reports. LOL!

The pontoon is great for night fishing I will admit. I do not care it so much when conditions are a bit on the windy side. Thing catches wind like a sail and it creates an awful strain on the trolling motor battery trying to control the boat. We ended up keeping 10.. prolly threw back 5 or 6 that were too short. I did lose a nice one at the boat was also the 1st fish of the day. I didn't see much need for a duplicate report being that mine were caught on same method

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Originally Posted by Kellog

Crat, you better watch out. Chief is going to get you for those 2 and 3 day old reports. LOL!

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Hey,

I don't see moderator next to chief's name...all I see is fairweather fisherman and part-time golfer :D

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Originally Posted by crataegus

Hey,

I don't see moderator next to chief's name...all I see is fairweather fisherman and part-time golfer :D

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You should have been with me yesterday. I was selling blue and chartruese tubes for $2 each. But then we wouldn't see a report until about Thursday.
Remember dominator is close to moderator.

good report Crat..thanks for sharing.

040410
Raleigh Area Lake
1:15pm
7:00pm
07 Keepers
12.5"-16" (14.25"=1.88lbs;15.5"=2.75lbs; 16"=2.56lbs)
07 harvested
Water 71F, normal pool
not murky
light winds
1'-3' down in 6'-10'

1/16"oz blk/gld/chart tube
***minnow

I had a good day on the lake (sizewise anyway). The fishing was actually much slower than the last couple times I've been out there...i think because the fish have become a bit finicky, and because they were up so shallow in the water column. I could set a bobber shallow, but anything >6" wasn't interested. I tossed them a jig, and did get 4 fish 12.5-14"; but they usually wouldn't hit until the jig was stationary--a 180 from the way things were a couple weeks ago. They preferred a #2 aberdeen and dorsal hooked minnow--no weight, no bobber. I just watched the line for a twitch--nothing like setting the hook into a 2lb 12oz and 2lb 9oz brick wall! Yes, the 15.5" crappie was heavier than the 16" crappie. I'm not sure I have ever seen a fatter and taller fish. I will post some big fish pics in a day or so--this one fish about covered the bottom of a 28qt cooler.

Last year's report copied below:

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Originally Posted by crataegus

Sat040409
"Raleigh Area Lake"
8:15am
2:15pm
Water Temp: 62.0F
03 crappie
Harvested(3)
10.0-13.75"" (13.75"=1.70 lbs)
4'-10' down in 10'
#6 Vanish Transition


1/8oz chart tube jig
*slip bobber/minnow

Well the lake seems to picking up some. Two of three keepers came off the midlake hump. Later, I lost 2 fish back to back that each were over 2lbs. That is difficult to overcome. I'll have to make it up tomorrow afternoon.

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Originally Posted by crataegus

Sun040509
"Raleigh Area Lake"
3:00pm
7:15pm
Water Temp: 65.2F
16 crappie
Released
10.0-15.75" (14.75"=1.86lbs; 14.75"=2.00lbs; 15.75"=2.40lbs)
4'-10' down in 10'
#6 Vanish Transition


*1/8oz chart tube jig
slip bobber/minnow

Here they come! The fishing was much like yesterday except for one really hot spot! I caught half the keepers in the last half hour. 13 of 16 keepers were white crappie. 18 total fish caught. The average keeper was definately 13"+ and around 1.5 lbs. 15 of 16 keepers were female hogs that may have been hybridized with a football.

I have never seen so many boats on the water! Spider rigging doesn't work as well when sitting in a boat becomes practice for riding a mechanical bull.

Good news: Caught 2- 2lb class fish to make up for yesterday's failure to execute.

Bad news: Lost 2 more good fish in the same spot.

Good news: One of the 2 fish that got off the hook today actually got re hooked in the pectoral fin muscle! Never had that happen before! So I guess I only really lost one today.

I think my boat may begin to follow me to work.

Two new pictures on "big fish" thread.

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great report crat!

great report Crat...sounds you are getting the big ones dialed back in.

Mushrooms?