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I have caught a lot of fish around your dock then.
When you say black crappie,are you talking about black crappie (the species) or black male spawning crappie?
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Furthest cove to the west still in Sycamore Bay. Its the largest cove by far and the Deep Fork channel runs right accross and into the mouth of the cove. The location of the Deep Fork in relation to the cove is my amateurish theory as to why we get really decent crappie (and usually larger) than a lot of the other nearby coves. Noticed that we are getting more black crappie this year than I have ever seen. Maybe because the water is clearer this year?? Not sure. Anyway, my grandfather was part of the first development of Sycamore Bay back in the mid 60's and I spent all my summers and spring breaks there. When I had a family and could afford to get back to the lake, there was no other choice for me. I love it here and love the Big E...Originally Posted by SmokyOkie
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I have caught a lot of fish around your dock then.
When you say black crappie,are you talking about black crappie (the species) or black male spawning crappie?
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I fished 4-5 locations on the Big "E" yesterday (Tuesday - April 19th) and got skunked. Used a variety of colored jigs and couldn't convince them to bite. I watched one guy catch a single crappie and nothing else, so it wasn't just me.
Wind shifted from the south and started blowing from the north-northwest and I suppose when the front came through, it killed em.:rolleyes:
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We caught all our fish before the wind shift.
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same here all before the wind shift yesterday..bite was good real early but slowed during the day but I think it had alot to do with I couldn't fish my stuff with that wind
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We quit when the wind changed, but the bite seemed to quit just before and during the shift.
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Black the species. (yes, I know the difference) I can't remember catching more than this year where I am located. The ratio used to seem to be a about 20 White (species) to 1 Black (species). This year its been about 10 to 1. The caveat to my assessment is that I probably don't fish enough year round to offer a valid quantification. They taste the same which is all I really care about ... If you ever swing through the cove look for me and my 3 little fishergirls. I'll be the one holding a beer.
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The blacks are really becoming prolific on almost every arm of this lake. Last years meeting they were discussed alot and many questions asked of the ODWC, moreso on the blacknose crappie. From my experience they hit more agressively, grow faster, and fight harder than the whites.
I asked Danny Bowen if he thought they had a better spawn through the drought years? Explaining their numbers now?
I hope J.D. Ridge will weigh in on this....
On another note; We are seeing a HUGE number of Zebra mussels over here, stuck to the rocks everywhere.
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I too have noticed that a lot of the Blacks have the "Black Nose" marking which I previously thought was quite uncommon, but this year I have seen many. I agree they seem to fight harder. Usually produce a thicker filet too. Beautiful fish as well. I would like to hear what the wildlife experts say about the Blacks becoming more plentiful. Its interesting. Here's two pics of a nice size Black I caught a couple of weeks ago. Its the same fish in both pics.
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Nice fish and precious fishergirl. Which dock is yours? As I recall there are 3 or 4 docks on the est side of that cove. Seems like one of them is red. It's hard to remember because I haven't been there for at least a year.
We used to catch a lot of fish right where the first new dock on the west side is.
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