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Where the heck are they?
Been at Big Bear on Ky Lake since Sunday. Cold front came thru and the lake is fall'n like a rock! Crappie fished yesterday & today and managed to catch 4 small crappie, 2 Bluegill, and 2 Yellow Stripes! Fished in the bays, on the main lake, you name it I fishd it! Can't get on'um. Any suggestions?
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Man Whiskers. I thought you were going to say you were slaying them. I havent been able to go because of work and the rain. So i dont know where they are. I plan on getting out in the next few days though. I will let you know how it goes.
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Had similar success (or lack of) last Saturday in Big Bear. I was focusing on 10'-15' water out from Moors. Had a lot of yellow bass/blugill bites. Hope the cool nights will get them feeding soon.
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Everywhere
On the Crappie.com home page there is an artical about fll patterns. It says to consintrate on where the bait fish are. Well that's gonna cover a lot ground. My gosh, they are everywhere you look. In the bays & in the main lake. Hard to compete with the real thing.:confused:
Lake is fall'n fast too. Got to the ramp yesterday & MAN! Called a buddy & told him I was fix'n to launch my boat but after look'n at the water level I thought I'd just drive my truck out to my spots! :D Saw a guy yesterday knock the lower unit off his motor while I was jump'n, wave'n, and yell'n from the campground for him to stop. After he hit he raised the motor up & it wasn't pretty! Looked at me & just shook his head and said "that was stupid"! Big motor & big bucks. Out of state tags. Hope he wasn't practicing for the tourny this week.
I think the problem with the fish'n is due to a combination of factors. Rapid falling lake, big cold front, abundant food source, and my lack of ability to focus on the fish. I've had a lot on my plate lately & haven't really done my homework before I went fish'n. Hit'n the lake without a game plan. That's a BIG no no for me! I gotta get my head back in the game & off other things. Heck it might just be that I can't catch fish anymore. :(
The next couple of days ar gonna be kinda sorry for fish'n but good for studying! If things change I'll let yall know.
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Hang in there Mr. Wiskers. It wont be long before those fish head to the bank and then you'll be back to your ole self of catching slabs.
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went a couple times last week and did ok. jigs in 10-12' in 10-15 fow. all fish were good keepers, didn't catch a throwback. friday they were biting real light and lost almost as many as i caught. be on the lookout for a 1.5 lb + white with a red and white jig in his mouth. one difference is the lake was rising when i went. looks like it is stabilizing now.
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Wiskers ,I ran into same thing last year ,baitfish covered entire bays ,couldnt catch a keeper .Once the weather and lake level is stable and water temp falls a few more deg
you will be killing them ,(that is if you didnt just plain forget how to fish ,ha ha)
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I've been catching a lot of fish on Rough River lake, but they have been small. There were a few good ones in the mix but not many.