Navigation Channel

Johnny, what a difference from four weeks ago, huh? Do you remember the water temp?

WTG! I was thinking those fish never actually fed, just absorbed nutrients by osmosis! Glad you put the hurt on them!

Fished Friday with johnnyshad from 3-7 pm spider rigging with minnows 6-8 ft in 15 fow water temp 57. had 32Attachment 154645 yeah boy

Fished the Nav yesterday looking for guiding fish and it was very tough. End end the day with 18 biggest being just under 2lb but a few ounces and was a male. Beautiful fish. Fish yesterday were in the Oxbowls in 9' to 12.5'. Technique used was spider rigging minnows down the middle of the creek channel........Ranger

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Fished the Nav yesterday looking for guiding fish and it was very tough. End end the day with 18 biggest being just under 2lb but a few ounces and was a male. Beautiful fish. Fish yesterday were in the Oxbowls in 9' to 12.5'. Technique used was spider rigging minnows down the middle of the creek channel........Ranger

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Ranger - I fished the Navigational channel on Friday/Saturday/Sunday in the oxbows as well. Friday I tried vertical jigging brush piles and didn't get a bump all day. Saturday and Sunday I spider rigged with minnows in 15 to 20 FOW with our bait suspended 10 to 12 feet. It wasn't a real fast pace, but the fish we were catching were of quality size. I noticed one of the fish had a little blood in the eggs, therefore we should be a couple of weeks away from the beginning of spawn. The water temp was 55.2 degrees.

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Fished the Nav yesterday looking for guiding fish and it was very tough. End end the day with 18 biggest being just under 2lb but a few ounces and was a male. Beautiful fish. Fish yesterday were in the Oxbowls in 9' to 12.5'. Technique used was spider rigging minnows down the middle of the creek channel........Ranger

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Have you tried any go gos over there? I keep hearing that the nav channel has some large fish in it. I have catfished it a BUNCH!

Jeff I have tried them and with Lure Flavor. The bite is off enough I didn't have much luck. Jigs tipped with minnows or spider rigging was the only way I could get bit. You had to be in the channel in order to get a strike in the Oxbowls. It's been a crazy month so far......Ranger

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Jeff I have tried them and with Lure Flavor. The bite is off enough I didn't have much luck. Jigs tipped with minnows or spider rigging was the only way I could get bit. You had to be in the channel in order to get a strike in the Oxbowls. It's been a crazy month so far......Ranger

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I think I've figured out my biggest problem....... There are WAY to many places to Crappie fish in OK! :yikes

Here's a couple of pictures from our fishing adventure last week. Enjoy!
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I'm gonna have to get over there and try that Nav Channel! I also want to head down to Wister..... Hard to leave Grand when we can go down on the dock catch a mess -