Thread: Kaw lake archives

My personal preference is stained water vs clear water. Not mud but stained. What I have found over the years is crappie will hold tighter to cover in stained and muddy water more to keep oriented to a location and to protect themselves from other predator fish. In muddy water I believe scent attractors such as crappie niblets, are really beneficial along with a small willow leaf or Colorado blade on the line above the jighead that puts off extra flash and acts as a rattle when it contacts the jighead especially when using artificial bait. Minnows are hard to beat in muddy water.

Pretty quiet on here. Anybody fish Kaw this weekend?

Just took a drive around north end this afternoon. Not a boat at Sarge, Washunga or Pioneer. Kaw is tough this year especially with a west wind. Going to hit it hard this week. The fish are not where they have been in years past and I think people are getting disgusted. Been like fishing a new lake. This time last year you couldn't find a parking place. They are still here just have to find them.

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I'm wondering if a lot of fish went through the dam this year during the high water?

Originally Posted by kenance

I'm wondering if a lot of fish went through the dam this year during the high water?

And last year as well. Crappie fishing in Keystone has picked up the last couple of years. LOL.

Blackdog 40 (Bill) this is how we add tickler blades to the jigs. This is on a loop. Works the same without a loop just slide a blade on the line before tying on jighead with the blade cup down toward the jig. Size depends on water clarity. Good luck

Originally Posted by TimY

Blackdog 40 (Bill) this is how we add tickler blades to the jigs. This is on a loop. Works the same without a loop just slide a blade on the line before tying on jighead with the blade cup down toward the jig. Size depends on water clarity. Good luck

Here's how I do it. Never thought about putting it within the loop.

You like gold or silver better Tim I have a bunch of silver blades I use to make ice jigs.

Originally Posted by Blackdog40

You like gold or silver better Tim I have a bunch of silver blades I use to make ice jigs.

Bill seems different every day. Some day's color don't matter at all and others I wasn't getting bites and switched from silver to pink or chat and started catchin fish. Guess that's why crappie fishin is so much fun. Yesterday silver was the best. Messed around with those short fish all day instead of looking for bigger ones. When you find big schools like that it's fun to try new things. Tried 10 different colors of bg baby shad and they would only bite 2 colors. There were so many of them I could feel them bumping into the line.

Fish were holding on a very small drop off yesterday. It only went from 20.5 to 23.5 ft. Doesn't take a huge drop off to hold fish.