A great week on the Black River

I managed to fish 2 full days and 3 half days last week. Every trip was on the Black River in southeast Missouri. We fished two sections of the river and for once the river was clearing, the weather was nice and the fish were biting. In the five days we kept and cleaned: 26 crappie, 19 walleyes, 1 saugeye, 5 flathead catfish, 1 channel cat and 1 nice bass. Probably lost between 15 and 20 one ounce jigs to the logs on bottom. I have fished the river for years but did not know about the crappie fishing there. This looks to be a good winter for fishing and then the March prespawn will get going. Wish I knew how to spell hallejalula.

That sounds like a terrific week .. congratulations! I've never fished the Black River .. do you fish it from a boat or the bank?

Way to go guys!!! I owned some property along the Black back in the early 90's. Never fished the river below Clearwater lake. Kinda wish I had now!!!

Sounds like a good week for sure.

Fished down there a few times you had way better luck than I. At that time was chasing walleyes.

congrats

Sweet report, congrats on the great week.

Good job thanks for the report

sounds like a good week congrats on the catching

Sounds like a good fishing trip. What kind of depths were you fishing in.

We were fishing the sections of the river above and considerably below Poplar Bluff. The walleye were betweem 11-16 ft deep; the crappie were about the same depths but only in one big eddy hole.

nice report man, thanks. sounds like a heck of a day, been over the black river a time or two. looked bad for fishing, glad it was not.