coming down april 12.wondering hows the water level and how muddy is it.if anyone could tell me how deep the crappie are and ,if they been bitting and on what.
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coming down april 12.wondering hows the water level and how muddy is it.if anyone could tell me how deep the crappie are and ,if they been bitting and on what.
crappoe,
are u the guys coming down next week staying at Shur a Shot?
If you are send me a PM with your phone #. Jay and I are like brothers, we are going to be turkeyhunting that weekend but we have been on the fish.
Budro
The water level last week was not at full pool, but within a foot or so. Water clarity varies from good to murky, but it's fishable. I didn't catch much that day, but it can turn on quick. Karefree landing is now open, and the launch fee is $7.00:eek:. Never paid that much before, but I've never paid as much for gas as I have lately either!
The other put in spot on the south end of the lake charges $5, but it would be a long motor if you are fishing the north end.
I fished there Sat. in the rain and thought the color looked fine. We caught 31 that we kept, but they weren't great size. We caught the most fish in 20 -24 feet of water just a little off the bottom, but we caught better fish in 15 - 16 feet of water just a little off the bottom. If I remember right the surface temp was 58 degrees.
blair, trolling minnows?
Yes, minnows, but we put tube jig bodies ahead of the minnow on about 1/2 of the hooks. It seemed that the ones with a solid black body in front of the minnow did the best, a bare minnow 2d, and a Tennessee shad body (black on front end) in front of the minnow 3d. Every thing else was about even and a far 4th. It was very cloudy and dark all day, so that may be why the black seemed to work so well.