Lake Conway/9-11-12 and 9-12-12/It's Only Going To Get Better From Here

Myself and my wife have been stroking the Black Crappie here on Conway and I have noticed the bite is picking up. I have been verticle jigging trees along the east main lake bank. My wife was using a slip bobber with a 1/32 oz MeatGetter white n Chart jig tipped with a nibble. Have had to move around till we found the right group of trees, but when you do you can put a hurt'in on em. Very important to keep your jig within a foot of the bottom pitch it in let it set just off the bottom for a few seconds and slowly just pull the jig out away from the trees or deep shadow pocket's you find in the trees. My wife was killing me with her bobber rig LOL. Do not impart any action to the jig or bobber, they want it slow and easy as it leaves the pockets in the trees or just slowly drifting by the tree, Then BAM they hammer it. All these were caught in trees 5-6 feet deep. Tight Lines Cant wait to get back out there. The Fall bite on Conway is getting underway, but it still is mainly a main lake bite. This will change shortly for Conway. Guys been getting some good reports from HWY89 bridge area also, may try it next time im out and about.

You killing them Russ


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Awesome catch!!!

Great job Russ. That lake Conway seems like one heck of a lake.

Awesome job CP! What's the water level like?

good mess russ, keep that meatgetter in the water and it will catch you some fish!!!!!!!!!

great job!!!! When is the fish fry, i will be over!!!!!!!! Lookin like I need to make a trip to Conway SOOOON!!!!!

Great Job Russ. Makes me want to make a road trip.

Good mess of fish. I always like reading your thread because of the details you post. Helps out us non crappie-pros.

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Originally Posted by TAV2

Awesome job CP! What's the water level like?

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Drew the water level is very low 11/2-2 feet below normal, Stumps you would normally hit with your boat are all poking out of the water. I hit one a few days ago in a boat trail bout tossed me overboard, bout skeered me half to death. LOL Trails are mainly safe but you get off dead center just a little bit then your asking for it. Run slowly and be careful.

Nice catch!

Good job Russ!

Dang CP you can catch a Crappie in a mud hole. I'm gonna give em a try tomorrow bet i don't catch one!! But it beats working!!!!!!!

Joe when you pull into a group of tree's go right for the sweet spots, make sure there is plenty of live cypress in the area your fishing, but not so thick that your overwhelmed. Areas with clusters of two or more trees in a area of trees which are scattered about are best. Fish the shadows/pockets in the trees and the areas in the middle surrounded by a small cluster of trees. The shadow side of big wide base live cypress or where you have two or three stumps sticking up close together.
I always fish the best looking clusters first... if I catch fish from them... then i'll spend some time on other trees and clusters of stumps nearby. But if I pull into an area of trees and dont get a bite from the best looking trees in the area, then im out of there like a bad date and onto the next area. Also as your fishing if you see a big live based cypress tree with a stob or stump close to it in the shade... drop your jig right between the two and get your wrist ready to set the hook. Good Luck man I hope you catch some.

That's not Russ! Russ wears glasses.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Joe, make sure there is plenty of live cypress in the area your fishing.

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:Rofl


(C.J.)

Thought something was going on , photos outside? I plan to get out if kena recovers a little more. Really kinda on the back burner till i seen your catch.

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Originally Posted by waterturkey

Good mess of fish. I always like reading your thread because of the details you post. Helps out us non crappie-pros.

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I agree, very informative post. Good for us non pros

Thanks Russ

dang CP! those are some awesome catches. I don't start my new job till Oct. 15th and I am thinking about stalking you around Lake Conway one day :biggrin

Well, there you go again. Thanks for the posts Russ. I always like hearing from you. Great catch.

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Originally Posted by Crappieawlogist

That's not Russ! Russ wears glasses.

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HAHA!!! Bob. Quit holding out on me Bob. I know your catching some. PM or call me the Info on that spot...LOL Don't act like you dont know where im talking about either. Don't make me try it by myself. LOL

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Originally Posted by htr2133

dang CP! those are some awesome catches. I don't start my new job till Oct. 15th and I am thinking about stalking you around Lake Conway one day :biggrin

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Better bring some binoc's the USS Shelly Ann is a full camo WarEagle... very hard to spot in those green Cypress trees. LOL

I have the motor on my war eagle broken down right now. Can i get around ok in my old bass tracker right now with the water level? I typically can fish it in the same places, just a bit tougher to get off stumps.

Great mess of fish, Crappie Pro, Live in Morgan, thinking about going tomorrow, hope I get to meet you on the water maybe you can point me in the rifgt direction to pick up a few of them.

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Originally Posted by TAV2

I have the motor on my war eagle broken down right now. Can i get around ok in my old bass tracker right now with the water level? I typically can fish it in the same places, just a bit tougher to get off stumps.

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Drew you can get around in the trails just go slow and stay dead center between trail markers. The AGFC did not account for all the stumps during very low conditions. When using the trolling motor look into the water for up coming stumps, If conditions are such that you cant see into the water back off your TM speed. Most times if you start to get on a stump just turn around in your boat seat... face your engine and raise your weight up and jolt the boat backwards at the same time to get off. I call it the Lake Conway shuffle... Hasnt failed me yet. LOL

Good deal - thx, as always, for the info! Gonna give it a whirl this afternoon and will file a report!

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Drew you can get around in the trails just go slow and stay dead center between trail markers. The AGFC did not account for all the stumps during very low conditions. When using the trolling motor look into the water for up coming stumps, If conditions are such that you cant see into the water back off your TM speed. Most times if you start to get on a stump just turn around in your boat seat... face your engine and raise your weight up and jolt the boat backwards at the same time to get off. I call it the Lake Conway shuffle... Hasnt failed me yet. LOL

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Learn something new every day! Sounds like you got the Lake Conway Shuffle down pat.

Is there a place to fish where u don't have to motor much

I fished around Adams landing most of the weekend. They must have dumped 4 billion hungry 8" channel cats in there sometime last week, I couldn't keep the durn things off my jig and they'd swallow it outta sight. So I tried to bass fish, little farts would hit buzzbaits, spinners, frogs, like a bad nightmare.

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Originally Posted by JJohnson

Is there a place to fish where u don't have to motor much

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Greens Lake has a bunch of trees...fish around the outter edges of the thick stuff and the scattered trees out from there. The Pierce creek access towards the arkla camp site also can be good. Adams has a bunch of trees also and is where i have been catching allot of them. Lots of times it gets slow from about 11AM to 4PM. Some of my best time is right before dark. Lot's of time I dont leave till its almost to dark to see and run without a light. It was really slow after Issac came through and dumped a bunch of rain...dont know how they will do after this big rain, but im going to find out.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Greens Lake has a bunch of trees...fish around the outter edges of the thick stuff and the scattered trees out from there. The Pierce creek access towards the arkla camp site also can be good. Adams has a bunch of trees also and is where i have been catching allot of them. Lots of times it gets slow from about 11AM to 4PM. Some of my best time is right before dark. Lot's of time I dont leave till its almost to dark to see and run without a light. It was really slow after Issac came through and dumped a bunch of rain...dont know how they will do after this big rain, but im going to find out.

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thanks