Thread: Summer crappie patterns

Has anyone had any luck on the summer patterns yet? If I get a chance to throw the boat in this weekend I'd like to throw out a minner and see what happens. Fishing report this week had Hugo water temp at 73, for some reason I think it is higher than that, but I am pretty sure in the shallows on the north end and river channel it is more. There is a good stand of timber that is 6 -10 fow off the river channel before it goes into the lake that I would like to try out some of these guerilla tactics. Any thoughts?

Originally Posted by mudcreeker

Has anyone had any luck on the summer patterns yet? If I get a chance to throw the boat in this weekend I'd like to throw out a minner and see what happens. Fishing report this week had Hugo water temp at 73, for some reason I think it is higher than that, but I am pretty sure in the shallows on the north end and river channel it is more. There is a good stand of timber that is 6 -10 fow off the river channel before it goes into the lake that I would like to try out some of these guerilla tactics. Any thoughts?

I'm having good luck catching fish on the summer pattern in brush as shallow as 10 feet. I would look for brush or timber in the 10 to 15 foot range and drop minnows down beside it off the bottom a little. You should catch some fish. Good luck and let us know how you do.

I fish all year round, and use the same pattern unless it is spawn. I fish structure in 8-14 ft of water depending on the lake level. The crappie are always just off the bottom around this structure, and when I say around I mean that you don't need to fish right in the structure. I think the crappie cruise around and and around the structure, because sometime you can get a bite and then nothing for a few minutes and then another. This can go on for a while and then you may catch several fish before the pattern starts again. So i don't know, but it seems to me they are either going around or in and out, what ever. I have caught fish at Tbird in the same structure in this same pattern all year round. I have caught them in 104 degrees and 36 degrees out of the same spot, sam depth. So all my ideas from years ago about how to fish crappie i threw out the window about 10 years ago when I put my fist structure in the lake.

Man I have enjoyed reading this thread. I love to talk patterns and techniques. Here is some summer patterns: Shallow dippin' pattern (jigs) 1ft visibilty or less in 1-5ft of water, Deep brush piles (without a doubt Minnows)8-20ft and deeper (clearer water), Crank baiting pushing or pulling (Muddy-clear). Night fishing with submersible lights (Minnows in clear water), and the Huckabee pattern(jigs, 3-12ft stained water). With all these patterns we fish lets remeber the most important things. The Therma-cline and bait fish. I spend the majority of my trips teaching people new techniques the most popular one is spider rigging jigs and minnows. In the summer I spider-rig very little simply because I haven't had much success with it like I do in the fall, spring, and winter. I love to get out try new things, that is what makes our sport awesome. EB

Brian, You know were fixin to get some major current through the bridges this coming week? Whats your take on a current pattern?

Get on the rip-rap there will be tons of fish around the bridges. The rule of thumb is when the water is high fish the rip-rap. When the water is low find the wood! EB

What about all of that red, muddy water this week.....Hwy 69 bridge near Hwy 9-A bridge? What a muddy mess! How long do you think it will last? We went camping for 4 days this week and it got gradually worse. We left Eufaula today. Is it coming from OK City's flood?

This has been a tremendous read and help. I'm really looking forward to trying this out myself now in the very near future.