Anyone heard anything about the crappie fishing on Cedar Creek Lake?
I've wanted to try it but rain and wind have kept me in. Is Cedar Creek the kind of lake you can troll for crappie successfully?
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Anyone heard anything about the crappie fishing on Cedar Creek Lake?
I've wanted to try it but rain and wind have kept me in. Is Cedar Creek the kind of lake you can troll for crappie successfully?
Scroll to page 2 and there is a Thread about this lake. I am looking for a change in the weather so I can go get some of those stunted crappies for the PAN.
You know we all need to do our part to help. LOL:)
Not really :oQuote:
Originally Posted by larrykentucky
Here's a map : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...rCreekLake.gif (click on map to increase size)
Here's the current fishing report : http://cedarcreeklakeoutfitters.com/blog/?page_id=79
CCL has Black Crappie only (and a few Blacknose Black Crappie) ... and they are mostly 7-8" fish. The 9" size limit has been removed, and the daily creel has been changed from 15 fish/person/day to 30/person/day. This was done to remove a majority of the stunted fish, to allow surviving fish to grow to a more quality size.
To catch Crappie from CCl ... trolling isn't necessary, as you can usually find them around wood/tree cover, and occasionally right close to the bank. The lake is over half full of standing timber, and the only open water is the main lake/dam area. There are boat lanes cut thru some of the standing timber areas, but trolling thru them can be problematic ... the timber was "cut off", not totally removed --- and the boat traffic thru them can cause problems, as well.
Small jigs, 1-1.5" tubes, Roadrunners, & minnows are going to catch you the majority of Crappie from CCL.
... luck2ya ... cp :cool:
Hey Larry, be sure to post a report if you get down there. It's a long drive for me, but I am licking my chops for a good weekend to get down there and tear them up. The fishing report on Cedar Creek Outfitter's page says the action hasn't really heated up yet, but should be any moment now.
Got to Cedar Creek around noon. Very windy and air temps in the 40's. Water temp was 51 to 53. Talk to some bass fishers who were pulling out and they said that they fished hard, but no luck. Talked to some bass fishers on the lake and they were saying the same. We were crappie fishing (I know most are small, but they are fun to catch and it beats sitting on the couch) and it took us about 2 hours before we had any luck. Went under the 1770 bridge and fished the creek channel. Water was in the 16-17 foot range and the water temp was 52. We fished minnows and purple popeyes tipped with wax worms. The popeyes seemed to be the most productive. We caught about 40 or so in about 3 hours, but only caught 5 that were good eatin' size. We did actually get hook one that was in the 13-14" range, but it got off when got him on top of the water. That size crappie is the exception more than the norm, but if there is one, there has to be more, maybe? We caught most of our crappie in the 4-6 foot range and the bite was very light. The water had good color; it was stained, but we saw no muddy water at all. That is pretty good considering all the rain. All in all a good day considering that a strong cold front had moved through the area on Friday afternoon.
Thanks for the good post. Glad to hear that you caught about 40. I hear you about "it beats sitting on the couch." I'd rather be sitting in the boat any day.
Michael D,
You said you caught 40 and had 5 or so good eaters. How big were the other 35 or so? I was thinkig about taking my son there. Thanks.
see my previous reply post ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by jiggy
Seriously ... the mass majority of Crappie that you're likely to catch from Cedar Creek, are going to be from 6" to 8" (and not particularly thick).
Minnows are going to get you the most action ... but, jigs will work.
If you just want some "action" for your son (and yourself, too, of course) .. but, aren't really concerned about bringing home many "good eaters" ... then, by all means ... GO, and have yourself a blast. :D Just don't expect to catch any Crappie that are very big ;)
... cp :cool:
The other 35 were in the 7-8" range. We sometimes get caught up in trying to only catch the slabs. I go fishing to relax, not to stress because I am not catching the big ones. I had a blast catching them with a $15 b'nm bream buster cane pole with a purple popeye tipped with a waxworm...I had just spent $328 on two Shimano ultralight combos last week. Take your son fishing and make some memories, you won't reget it. If I wait for the perfect conditions and go only to the best lakes, I would never get out to fish. I would just sit around and talk about fishing. Who knows you or your son may catch the fish of a lifetime. Remember the state record crappie came from a watershed lake on Mother's Day 2005 caught by a young lady who sure was glad she went fishing that day. I have never caught anything by sitting on the couch. I have heard a thousand reasons why it's a bad day to fish (cold-front too strong, sun too bright, too windy, too chilly, fish in the lake too small) but I have thought about it and it's only a bad day if you don't get out and fish. Sure, most of the crappie in Cedar Creek are stunted, but I would rather go there and catch a few nice ones and pick up a cat or two than go to some of the so-called better crappie lakes and get skunked. My last trip to Taylorsville was no better than my last trip to Cedar Creek. Like I said, I fish to relax. I like to catch some slabs just like the next guy, but if I don't it's no big deal to me. I hope you and your son have a great time at Cedar Creek