Thread: Fort Gibbson archives

Good fish ranger, i fished gibson yesterday and we had 14 nice keepers, caught 40 throwbacks.

What part of the lake did you fish and what was you in..I didn't see many boats yesterday..all fish included as in Mondays report we probably caught 70 or so and thats on the light side.....Ranger

That's a stud black crappie.

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Beautiful fish Ranger, you even dress like a fisherman thats retired! Love the overalls. EB

Dang I was huntin for sumpin to cover up with its was down right cold when I started running down the lake....but it didnt take long to get out of them and back to shorts..wish I had my tennis shoes cause them flip flops were certainly cold on the toes...lol...man I love this time of year....Ranger

Fished the upper end for 4 hours today caught 10 kept 9. First time I have done well on Gibson (third time I have tried to catch crappie there). 5 of the 9 were over 12", with one really nice fish. The cool thing was I was catching them in 18" of water in the sticks, just like spring fishing. There are 1" to 1-1/2" shad everywhere, lots right on the bank in just a few inches of water. The biggest crappie I caught had mud all over its belly. I was using BG baby shad in blue ice. I was fishing with my 12' pole, dipping into likely spots. The Crappie were just hammering it, lots of bluegill biting but they just pecked at it, if there was a crappie home you knew it. If I had known where the lay downs and stumps were instead of having to search for them I would have been able to clean up. As aggressive as they were it would have paid to cover lots of water. Almost every likely spot had one good crappie. When the front hit at 4:30 they shut off.

I was able to get out yesterday around noon and fish Gibson. We ended up cleaning 25, we had 5 pigs pigs but threw them back for the tournaments They told me they would bite on tournament day, they promised so I let them go! LOL The fish were spread out all over the place we caught some in less than 3 ft and some over 20 ft. You just had to get in the right spot! I love fishing Gibson this time of year especially in the next month when the trees start to turn and it really looks like fall on the grand river! It's beautiful! EB

I'm sure you can trust those pigs to keep their word but how do you prevent Ranger from catching them before game day? As for me if I recognize your tail notch back in they go!