Stanley Draper

Okay folks, now that Draper has opened boating back up, where shall we fish? I've got a canoe rigged up with oarlocks and I've been catching a few slabs here and there trolling around by the marina but I don't have any electronics. I think we're going to need some "old timers" to chime in on this one since the lake has been closed to boating for so long. I'm certain there are big crappies in there, I just don't know where they hide. I went out last night for the blue moon, didn't catch and crappie but the white bass were hitting top water and I wrangled in a few blues off the dock at point 19. (Didn't take the canoe out in the dark) So how 'bout it y'all, any reports from Draper?

I don't even know where Draper is, but, if there is any standing timber anywhere, it might be your best bet on locating fish without a graph. Just work from tree to tree dipping each one you see.

I haven't been out to Draper in 20 years so I don't know.

Been doing real well out at drapper for the last few weeks around the docks fishing 7ft with minnows the lake is really getting good now the docks have some water under them. I caught several crappie between 10 and 14 inches. The freezer is filling up fast!

Going to have to add Draper to the list now seeing it is close to the house. Thanks.

Ditto on adding Draper. Its only half as far away from the house as Thunderbird, and the bonus is apparently the crappie are biting.:fish

can you launch a boat now? I haven't been by there in over a year and they were still working on the ramp and looked like putting some boat slips together at the end of the ramp at that time

Far as I know you can.

I drove over there a few days ago just to look it over. There was a guy fishing out in the middle in what appeared to be a big bassboat. I think I'm going to let it come up another 5-6 ft before I put my boat on it.

I drove over to check out Draper after leaving Tbird yesterday. It looked to me like it has more water now than i can remember it ever having. Lots of grass and stick ups around the shore line that wasnt there before. Looks good, I wonder how the fishing will be with the extra cover etc.