I'll take a 12 incher on open water right now.Think we are going ice fishing tomorrow.
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I'll take a 12 incher on open water right now.Think we are going ice fishing tomorrow.
Crappiemax
I'm kidding, that was a nice fish. The only place I've caught big fish close to that in Ohio was Indian lake. I have caught some bigger fish in Lake Fork Texas.
Starvin
I would need alot longer than just on day to catch 5 of those out of EF in one day.
I'm going to sign up for net man for Tbone. I need to find his kicker hole.
Yates..."don't kiss up now...what a hopplehead.." you make me laugh!
coming out ???Quote:
Originally Posted by Tbone72
For sure a slab ,Eastfork doesnt give up nothing like that. The closest place to catch fish like that is Monroe In. but they will be whites.
No kicker hole ,just always got great partners.
Boy you got that right...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tbone72
Hey, someones got to be quick with the net and i know you know all about that.
I had one (and only one) back in December that went probably close to 2 lb's right at the side of the boat. When I hooked it I thought it was a striper so I didn't care if i got it in or not. When I got it along side of the boat and I saw it was a crappie, of couse I lost it. I like fishing EF but I do struggle getting the better fish consistenly.
I've never been to Monroe, how far is it.
I do like Paint Creek. I only get to Paint creek a few times a year and I don't know it well but some days I get a pretty good average there.
I think some of the best crappie around here come from some of the Ohio River creeks but I still spend most of my time at EF.
I think about going up to Indian Lake, any size to the fish up there? Is it worth the drive from Cincy?
Indian and Buckeye are shallow and have slabs and good average but by far Monroe will give you a mounter chance.Monroe has tons of small fish and monsters but not alot in the 10 to 12 range.Monroe is 2 hours from cinti. and is like the lakes down south with flats 8 to 10 feet and channel 20 to 25 feet and well defined.Check out some of Solomon and Walters bags at Crappie usa .Not much different from Kentucky or Weiss lake.
That picture must have been aleast 2 lbs.
Boat docks at Buckeye and lily pads at Indian.Indian right now is on a better cycle than Buckeye.Big blacks but be ready for 2 to 4 foot of water.
Ohio river at Hogans Creek has gave up alot of 1 to 2lb fish all year. I live 30 minutes away and spend most my fishing time there. Great size with trophy chance even in summer.
Indian can be a good lake, but I have had some bad days up there, where I didn't catch but just a few fish. If your not used to fishing a shallow lake I would recommend you staying home. Mid April is good for Blacks they are usually spawning by then, the whites don't move in till May.
Starvin
[QUOTE=crappiemax
I've never been to Monroe, how far is it.
115 miles west...2hr. great fishing..
I do like Paint creek...
Indian Lake, any size to the fish up there? ...YES...Is it worth the drive from Cincy?...YES... buckeye challenge has a tournament there this year
Yes, that fish in the pic is 2 lb easy. We seem to get a few really good fish every year at Ky lake. I wish it we a little close to Cincy.
http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/o...de/Slabs06.jpg
The fish I lost, that I was refering to was at East Fork. I didn't get out fishing much last fall (too much time in the tree stand) but when I did go, we caught some nice fish at EF.
I'm going to try to spend a little more time in my boat next fall or early winter. I was really looking forward to some winter fishing when everything froze up.
Tbone I know WHO been eating all your fish...
this is what happened to all the whites @ Ky Lake
I love Kentucky Lake. A big group of guys including my dad and I have been making a trip to a good crappie lake every year for a while. They are going on 25 years, and I'm at about 12 myself. We stayed on Barkley for about 8 years and I would always go over to Kentucky at least a couple of the four or five day trip. Always did well with saverage size there. We did catch some hogs on Barkley though. We had two straight years where the lake levels were way down when we got there and now I can't get those guys to go back. We've been going to Weiss for the past 3 years, and the fishing there is usually awesome too. Going back in late March.
A friend of mine lives in Indiana close to Monroe. That's a super nice crappie lake too. Patoka can also be good, but plenty of small fish there too.
Crappiemax, that's a nice slab, anywhere. Those 2 pounders are in EF. My dad caught two on the smae day in late November. Mike at the Boars Head was telling me there was a 2.62 weighed there caught from the bank in December. You just don't see 'em a lot.
Yes, Weiss is good but I haven't been in a few years though. I used to go there at the end of Feb. or 1st of March for 4/5 days. Then, in April take another trip to Ky Lake for a week. Weiss was kind of hit or miss, some really great trips... then some really bad trips. The weather was the deciding factor in all cases. But, ya' can't change the weather just go out and fish.
Myself and another friend used to set up the trips and he got layed-off last year. He did get a new job but is starting all over again for vacation. He's is limited and can only make Ky lake for a few days this year. I may head down early and spend a week anyway.
We camp at Hillman Ferry and we spend most of our time on the LBL side of Ky Lake. I like the clearer water over there. I like the variety of fish at that lake. It's a hoot. Here's a pic of a redear I caught. Laying from the bend in my elbow, it went mid way to the palm of my hand. We've got a few spots that I think you could sink the boat with catfish if the crappie fishing is slow. What a great fishery.
http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/o...lakeredear.jpg
We've been going on a trip somewhere since 1993. It used to be Lake Erie but I feel like I've been beat up after a trip up there. If the lake is calm fishing is slow. Wind pics up, lake gets pretty rough. I like the inland lakes better.
Boy did you see the gut on that thing..nice big fish also..
It's been so long since I've fished those Indiana river creeks, I've honestly forgot all about them. I used to fish them back in late 70's and early 80's. I used to like Hogans. I used to catch a lot of bass in the mouth of that creek. Isn't there a launch ramp in the mouth of Hogan's, maybe behind a Shell Station or something like that. It had a little box you had to put a few bucks in as a fee. We used to spend alot of time in Tanners and caught some nice crappie but we caught them more by accident to be honest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tbone72
"Indian can be a good lake, but I have had some bad days up there, where I didn't catch but just a few fish. If your not used to fishing a shallow lake I would recommend you staying home. Mid April is good for Blacks they are usually spawning by then, the whites don't move in till May."
The only time I've been on Indian Lake is to go ice fishing. I usually get bored and go once or twice a year. I kind of figured that lake was real shallow. I would think that LL trolling could be good if you found the right area. I never figured on fishing 2'-4' debth. Sounds like jig/bobber fishing to me. With so many people living on that lake, is it wall to wall people? I may have to skip a weekend of turkey hunting and give it a try or maybe just take a day off work and go during the week. Either way, it would be different. I talked to a guy while ice fishing a few weeks ago, he told me fish IL quite a bit and his best is 17.5". That sounded good to me. He did mention the pad beds also.
Indian has a variety of structure; pads, brush, boat dock/lifts. I think that is the reason they can be hard to find at times, you never know what sturcture if any their going to relate to.
I have caught some nice crappie there, the biggest white was around16.5", black was about 14".
Starvin
How thick is the ice on ef does anyone know. I would imagine solid in the shallows but what about the trolling waters. I live right on beechmont before withamsville. Cabin fever is gettin the best of me. Keeps me up at night.:confused:
6"to 10" all over Clover is on fire through the ice right now(Friday) for crappie
Just droppin in to say hey to everyone. Have been perdy busy with the kids and around the house. Can't wait for that dammed ol ice to get outta here. Well won't be long and the tourneys will be here. I know im ready. I know i would like to take a trip down south but its mobey and myself and speckwick work together and his dad and that would be 3 people off at the same time. Won't happin for me i know that. Good to hear that there might be a couple new teams this year. Well talk at yall next round.
John
Here i'll correct myself before everyone else does. (mobey) should be MONEY in my last post.
anyone going to be on the ice this weekend?
best go quick..before that fire turns that ice into water...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tbone72
breaker/ breaker; what the **## . stay on topic:confused::confused::confused::confused:
with 70 replies..what is the topic...
We are stuck in the house or at least not able to get the boats on the lakes. Everybody has a serious case of cabin fever. That stuff hits and we get all scatterbrained. Can't stay on a topic. Check back in a few weeks and everyone will stick to a topic cause we'll all be too busy bustin' slabs to talk about anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Y-SLABS