Good day on Darbonne

I went back to Darbonne today and started fishing at 7:00 in submerged timber fishing 5 ft deep in 14-20 FOW. I didn't catch a fish the first 30 minutes and was beginning to get worried. Things began to break loose by 7:30 and my first fish of the day went 16 inches. I didn't weigh it and it prob didn't weigh as much as a 16 inch crappie should because they are real thin right now and have lost a lot of weight from the spawn. One thing I have noticed though is that these trimmed down fish can really pull....they must have got a lot of exercise during the spawn!!! Another good thing is that they have a fantastic appetite at the moment and are really trying hard to regain that lost weight. I caught between 70-80 by 5:00 and kept a limit of 50 with the majority being real good quality fish. I tried the open water for a while but had little luck. The crappie are in the cover and stumpfields now and I had to rig those Bobby Garland jigs weedless where I was fishing....otherwise there would be a hangup every 2-3 minutes. They kept me busy and made for a great day on the water.

Sounds Like A Great Day, You're Gonna Make Me Start Fighin Darbonne More Often

Good job LUVPT, I have noticed the same thing thinner, leaner, meaner, fish after the spawn ready to fight. CP

Nice fish luvpt...I haven't been able to fish any lately but plan to make a run at them this week....Thanks for the report.

Good Catch Steve...those will make some delicious eatin'! I'm ready to go again.

now that's fishin'....good job steve...thanks for sharing

Great catch Steve, sounds like a good day. Thanks for the report and pictures.

Nice pic! Sounds like you had a great day... Congrats on the catch!
Blake