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Headed down there next weekend for three or four days and was wondering if anybody been doing any fishing down in that area. Not exactly sure where we'll end up. Thinking Maddox, or Scronges, Mellwood, East Moon. Let me know if ya know anything about. The rivers pretty low.
I will take a little of that info
Rode my atv around last weekend. East Moon was a little murky but we caught them early with it about the same. The bushes across from the ramp might hold a few. they usually do. Rode through 6 mile campground nto Parish. again murky and low. There is a boat back in there not chained up/ Looks like nobody using it. Take a plug if you go. One of my favorites is Little Long Lake at the end of the atv road just past 6 mile campground. low and dingy( sounds like a stuck record). Mellwood looked low and the water color was fair. Nobody fishing it so that might tell a story. Sorry for negative answers but you might catch a boatload anyway.
No good reports for ya man sorry. Nothing but negative from wrr.
A couple of guys from our camp fished East Moon and caught a few small fish. They did not bring a fish out with them. I scouted around Escronges and H Lake for deer and ended up talking to a guy that had been in Escronges. He had 7 that might have been 3/4 lb each at best. The water didn't look that good to me as far as clarity, but like someone else said, you may love the water color and catch a boat load.
Mellwood is so low you can barely get a boat in it, if you are using Ron's ramp. You have to stay way over on the south side. The boat club ramp is okay as long as you don't back off the end of it.
talked to a friend yesterday morning that was down there. he has a cabin close to trusten holder wma. no good reports from him. he was able to fish saturday before the rain an caught 5 crappie off an inlet to the main river. he said oxbows are real low in that area with no good reports. im itching to get down there myself. i always do best in november and fish the river inlet brush jigging yellow white with chart nibbles. fyi
Thanks for the info fellas. We're gonna give it a try this weekend. I gotta go fishin!!!!!! Aint been since last part of JUNE.
I can give you a report from the Devalls bluff area on the White everything low! not enough water in the chain to float the boat. Take plenty of Beer and good luck if you try it
Better look at the forecast for this weekend first!!!!:yikes
Might be better off to take the ole compound bow and try and kill a deer. The lows in the 40's will have the bucks a stirrinQuote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
All the reports bout the low water and off colored water are correct, but if you're willing to work at it, I've been catching the fire out of em a bit north of the area you're talking bout. Not sure why, but one lake will be dead, but then the next one will be on fire. My tip in low water is to fish oxbows that have a defined "bend" in them. Go straight to the bend and you'll find the deepest water (of course deep may mean 2' right now), and you'll find the fish. Find a line of cane that's been put out in those areas, or put one out yourself, and on sunny days you'll wreck em off of them. If it's cloudy there'll still be a few on cover, but either scull or let the wind drift you through the same area and you'll catch em. IMO crappie can and do live and will bite in much shallower water than folks give them credit. Good luck!!!
Also, consider deeper bayous that typically have flow in em when water levels are higher. The water tends to be clearer in these than the lakes when everything is low. The mouths of bayous are a good pick this time of year b/c they tend to be deeper and always have plenty of cover to dip jigs around.
Just got back. Wasn't good. With the weather turning off cold, the bite was very very very slow. We fished all day just for enough crappie to eat. One night, we had to kill a couple squirrels to go with the 8 or 9 crappie. It was that bad. Escronges was low, but you could put a boat in off the ramp fine. Water was pretty, but the tops are all out of the water. Horseshoe was the same way, but the water was still pretty deep in there. Columbus was low on the north end and muddy. H lake was beautiful, but still the tops are up on the bank. All in all, we had a great time, seen lots of wildlife, including a bear on the way in, and enjoyed the muddy camping, but the fishing was horrible.
Glad you had a good time. You would think that this time of year when the water was low that fishing would be good.
Thanks for the reports.
Thanks for the report blevens. Your report agrees with most of what ive been hearing. I know you enjoyed otherwise!