We ended up with 31 keepers and three over 1 1/2 # or so. Prolly threw back 6 or 8. We didn't start fishing until around 11:00 though.
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We ended up with 31 keepers and three over 1 1/2 # or so. Prolly threw back 6 or 8. We didn't start fishing until around 11:00 though.
Fished from daylight til noon and kept 30 fishing from a boat in 21 fow. Using minnows on crappie rigs suspended right off the bottom. Fish bite was in 30 minute cycles, hot and heavy for a little while, then slow until the cycle started again.
Water surface temp at noon was 60.5 degrees and this morning the water temp was higher than the air temp so fog was rising from the water as I drove to my buddy's place. A really nice day to fish and there were plenty of boaters out.
I did catch one real nice slab on a jig, a Yum black and pink grub.
Stink, you put it on us. Wow, was it was tough. We didn't get skunked but it sure did smell like it! Couldn't ask for a nicer day.
Three fished Thursday in Gaines cleaned 42, four fished Gains Friday cleaned 66, four fished Gains Saturday cleaned 136. Finally found some active fish 12/14 deep in 25 fow in channel. All caught riggen, plain miners, jigs with miners. Biggest for the trip was 15" lots of goodens Was going to fish Sun morn but with the wind decided to head home! Thanks to Odie, Leland, and EB for the info you shared! Thanks to EB for teaching Parker my son and I to rig!
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Wow!, Mark you guy's did good. Frank and Robyn said see ya next time, they had some really nice ones from the Longtown area.
Glad you got on them Mark. I hope to get into them this week.
Odie
Going camping this weekend. hope it warms up this week and gets the crappie to moving. Last time out was really slow.
Fished the south end of the lake today we cleaned 38..threw back many more..blk/pink blk/chart super tubes today..fishing was really very slow and caught most in the 8' to 12' DOW, did catch a few in 3' today being males. They didnt want anything moving fast today. water temp was 58.3 when I unloaded the boat and when I left it was 61.0
Ranger rock creek or crowder
Good job ranger and that temp is almost there.......... just a few more days and nights of warm temps and the spawn will be on like gang-busters. Thanks for the report.