heading to the lake

ive getting the chance to fish eufaula this weekend to help my neighbors work on there cabin around latawata road and im hoping to do some fishing while im there so my question is due to the high traffic weekend ahead of us where would be a good place to catch a few crappie i have a boat and im not afraid to use it lol :) .... but ill have my boat with me and so im open to any suggestions and im sure the fishing is going to be tough but hopefully ill get some fishing in early and mabey some late fishing in ill be in a bass tracker PT170tx and ill probally have a white and tan doggie with me so dont be afraid to say hey if u see me :) and ill see yall this weekend and i havent really fished eufaula so it'll be something new to me so from what ive read fromthe fishing reports there between 8'-18' of water if anyone has any info for me ill be ur buddy for a long time and be eternly greatly thankful

Josh, You probably need to target clearer water and that end of the lake is still red. E.B. just gave a good report on tightlining minnows {Kentucky rig} @ Porum landing / Dutchess Creek in standing timber. You can do the same in Longtown up in the timber it's gin clear and the sea-do's wont be up there. Your last option is goin south to a creek and fishing laydowns and such. Bridges I would consider a last option...to many boats, whichever you try good fishin!

If you are in that area I would at least give the I-40 rip rap a try. Don't be afraid to try even shallower there. With the water being stained EB caught them there in 4-7 fow last week. I would try both jigs and minnows and if you have any crankbaits I would try them. I would parallel down the rip-rap in a zig-zap pattern from 4-7 feet. If they aren't in that depth keep moving deeper. Let us know how you do.

Odie

I'd second Odie's suggestion. If you're at Lotawatah, you might as well give i-four-oh a shot. There's no telling what you'll catch!

The red water affects us more than the fish I think. Of course, you do have to hit them on the head with the bait, but it's not so bad because the discolored water generally means they'll be shallower. Scary shallow!

If you do some night fishing, tie up to the north pillar of the 69 bridge. It always served me well when I lived over there. If you happen to be there Sunday night, watching the fireworks at Eufaula cove from your boat is a pretty neat experience. Just dont be in a hurry to get off the water......millions of boats all trying to load at the same time...that also is a neat experience to sit and watch!!

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Originally Posted by boat49

If you do some night fishing, tie up to the north pillar of the 69 bridge. It always served me well when I lived over there. If you happen to be there Sunday night, watching the fireworks at Eufaula cove from your boat is a pretty neat experience. Just dont be in a hurry to get off the water......millions of boats all trying to load at the same time...that also is a neat experience to sit and watch!!

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Saw a couple boats tied up and pulling fish from that pillar last Saturday night. They had floating lights out, that's how I was able to see the fish.

Take lots of bumpers to protect the boat and even more patience and tolerance cause the crazies will be out in full force washing you up against the bridge.
Ocassionally the state trooper will set up there and then most everyone plays nicer.

i thought you couldnt tie up under bridges any longer?
due to 9-11 i thought it would get u a big ticket?

that law is as about as effective as prohibition. Hardly enforced and will never last.

I agree

well just got back home from the 4 day weekend and didnt really have a lot of time to fish due to working and the rain so mabey next time i go ill have moe time to fish but had fun and learned alot :)