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I fished a pond adjacent to the Cove Park Softball field (off old Hwy 431) this morning. I caught several dozen short Crappie, but no keepers.
Move on to the Flint River between old Hwy 431 and Hwy 431. Caught several dozen small gills and a dozen small bass, but no Crappie. The water has cleared, but still a little to much current for effective Crappie fishing. Water was 51 degrees at daylight.
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Good report! Man you just fish all over don't ya!
If it holds water year round and I can legally put my kayak in, I'll give it a try!
that stretch is great bass fishing and I often catch crappie in the "still" areas on buzzbaits and 4 inch grubs while fishing for bass. they are almost always on brush or in eddies.
riverboss, There was a little to much current right now, hope to get back in a week or two if it doesn't rain to much and try the Flint again.
fom the last riffle to the 431 bridge is usually where I find them although by accident.....I keep telling myself that I will target them but I always have other things to do......
Yeah he fishes all over but has been banned from the Ditto landing pits :yikes. I have seen someone out there in the last 3 weeks though........... maybe they got a permit HA
Like I said Snapperking, I'll go anywhere legal. I thought I had permission for those pits, not the first time and won't be the last.
I fished a similar area in Missouri. It took a couple years to track down the owner. Basically the old gravel pits were flooded by an adjacent river and hadn't been worked by the company for over 20 years, but was still under the federal rules for Mine Safety and Health Administration. The owner said I could access the area, but he couldn't give me "permission" without violating MSHA rules and insurance issues. I fished the area for a couple years, but got run off by a game warden one day who saw my vehicle parked outside the gate. I explained the situation, he checked my fishing lic and cooler and told me to leave and not come back. The funny thing is the game warden didn't even know the name of the owner or company.
My favorite nightmare was asking for permission for a small private lake in Texas, then having a guy point a shotgun at me and call the sheriff. The land owner had given me permission but the owners adult son didn't know and wouldn't believe me. After the sheriff go there we drove to the owners house who verified I had permission.
How many times has a dock owner on a public lake yelled or threatened you for fishing his brush pile?
It still beats have water skiers, jet skies and the big bass boats running and gunning spots around you all day while spider rigging on the main lakes.