Conway Butt Kicking

Problem was the lake kicked our butts. My oldest is on spring break and asked me to take him to Conway yesterday. Got on the water around 1:00 launching from Dan's place on Gold Creek. Fished up in the pool, creek, and then out on the flat. We quit at 6:00 with one magnum redear and one 11" crappie. Had one other bite and it was a dandy crappie under a dock that came off at the boat. Felt sorry for my boy as he fished hard the whole time and still didn't wanna leave. It was fairly windy and about the coldest 60' I've ever felt lol. The water in the pool was so clear that I could see my jig at the depth I've caught them in there in the past. Being a hard-headed single pole shallow guy it made it beyond tough. Saw several folks casting on the flat, but didn't see much catching.

Which boat were you in?

I was there also yesterday. About the same results as you.

JPJ we were in a 93' model Tracker with 60 Hp Merc

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Originally Posted by TAV2

JPJ we were in a 93' model Tracker with 60 Hp Merc

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I think I talked to you on the east end of the pool. Let my little girl out in the dock and she got in the car with her mama.

Sorry ya'll had a bad trip. After fishing in the cold wind yesterday , I worked in the garden again.

Conway has a way of doing that to me almost every time I go. :banghead

We had a handful... And a CDC'er give me 2 big ole red ears.
Had enough for supper..

I fished the main lake this afternoon. Caught 14 in an hr and a half. Average 12" with one right at 2 1/4. All were released.


C.J.

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Originally Posted by Cmj

I fished the main lake this afternoon. Caught 14 in an hr and a half. Average 12" with one right at 2 1/4. All were released.


C.J.

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Good Catch..
I figured it would be on today.. Been slow the last couple of days.

Yup that was us - wish I'da known that was you and met ya! Wasn't a bad trip bc got to spend afternoon with my oldest boy on the water. We had plenty of laughs and conversation so it was a good day! We'll get payback on home waters soon enough!

I just left Gold Creek with a big fat zero! We decided to go after work today and fished til dark with nothing to show for it, lots of boats out this evening but didnt see a lot of catching.

Tav, all in all it had to be a good trip, you got to spend time with your next generation of fisherman, I would bet you showed him a thing or two that will make him a better fisherman the next trip, whether you intended to or not, your son will one day look back into his memory files and say to himself, " I saw dad do this once and he seemed to be pretty sure about it" Conway has a way of humbling a person, I know I have been fishing it going on 39 years. The time spent with your son is way more precious than catching a mess of fish. I would like to thank you, there is nothing better than teaching the next generation.

Thanks for the kind words Guru! He's been in the boat with me for nearly 7 years now and he's not quite 8 yrs old. Just was frustrating bc he had asked to go there specifically and fished his lil tail off. He's coming into his own with it I think bc he never asked to get outta the boat after 5+ hours. Many a day he's walked/played on the bayou or lake bank as I fished along. He's read crappie.com with me too much bc he insisted on Conway lol!!!

Just tell him Welcome to the club... son. He will understand when he gets older Drew. HAHA!!!