Quote Originally Posted by ksnouf View Post
Been fishing East Fork for long time and it used to be good....but for years now its just babies that never grow up.

Couldn't have said it better myself. 5 years back, I would fish it 10+ times a year. Got to know the lake pretty well. Ever since the fish kill (4 years ago now?), the lake has really been a disappointment.


I went there Friday with my dad. We fished about 5 hours, covering lots of water where we used to catch nice fish. Probably 60 crappie caught. Not a single fish over 9". Caught them every place we went too so they were biting. I've been averaging 1-2 trips a year for the past few years and it seems to be getting worse (though I admit my sample size has gotten pretty small in past few years). The lake was never known for big crappie but you could definitely catch a nice mess to take home every time.

Not sure what the solution is... Stocking more predator fish? Removing all size limits for a while? I think there are too many small crappie in that lake personally.

I am kicking myself because I saw the Ohio FW had a box at the ramp asking for feedback on the crappie there and I forgot about it when I was leaving. I see that as promising at least that they are seeking feedback. Hopefully they read crappie.com forums