Elk 1st n 2nd. Strike out

In an attempt to help everyone rule out some water....because I learn more about what DOESNT work than what does this year.... I've struck out big in my usually haunts over in Lauderdale county. I haven't been over to spring creek yet though.
I've been pullin...pushin...sittin on tops...bouncing up against 2nd creek and elk bridges.....2ft all the way to 30ft. One black crappie.
Gonna spread out to limestone county tomorrow.
Water temp over here is 45.
The fish are actin very different that last yr and I can't find the shad. My boat had been down since October so I lost touch w em
Good luck everyone!

Where u fishing

too damn cold.

Well Monday....from buzzards roost to the mouth of elk and all of anderson creek. Wed.... 2nd creek from the bridge out to the mouth and first creek shallow and deep and around the marina.

I have been hearing good things about Big Creek the past 2 years, but never made it over there. haven't heard anything lately.

Ha! I'll give you that! It is cold. My log says they've been in these areas the last couple of yrs. I think the biggest hit to my groove has been not having my boat running for a while and I couldn't follow the bait.

Dang toad can't believe your having trouble on elk you usually kill em there

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Originally Posted by The Country Toad

Well Monday....from buzzards roost to the mouth of elk and all of anderson creek. Wed.... 2nd creek from the bridge out to the mouth and first creek shallow and deep and around the marina.

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Meant what lake.

Sounds like me around Browns Creek....

Sorry USA. I'm on the west end of wheeler. Right above wheeler dam

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Originally Posted by alexava

I have been hearing good things about Big Creek the past 2 years, but never made it over there. haven't heard anything lately.

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I have fished from big creek ( beside of elk river mills ) around the bridge and all the way to the back of sugar creek for the past 3 weeks with little to show for it ( 4 ) . There are plenty of shad on the drop off from the bridge up river to the island but no crappie. Caught a lot last year in these same places. Have not even caught the stripe or catfish this year ?

next warm spell I predict a turn on. thx

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Originally Posted by alexava

next warm spell I predict a turn on. thx

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Hope you are right

fished elk today as well and only got 1 crappie and 1 bream....fished from 8:30 to 11am

We were in the stumps at Decatur today with no success. Nothing in the y of the railroad tracks either

Its been no better for me on Wilson. Fished Shoal Creek two days last week and got one crappie. Cats and drum bit but no crappie. Old timers ( no offense to anyone on the forum) :)) told me they where struggling as well.

Toad, gave up on noalff, jumped over here. What did you wind up doing to the suzuki? I cant seem to get too excited about crappie fishing this year, been three trips to where we were killing them last year with little luck. 1st trip= 13 keepers, 2nd trip=0, 3rd trip= 3 keepers. Don't know what has happened???

hey fishn!!!!!!! i talked to jody a lil while ago and he said hopefully he would have something back up after the first of the year. as for the zuke.... i took it to tennessee river marine over in muscle shoals. wasnt about to take it back to travis boating center in florence....completely done with them.
jeff papison runs tn river marine and he's who i originally bought the motor from, he's just not a suzuki dealer anymore. anywho.... he took it to the river several several time and finally got it to fail when he dropped the tiller handle on the way back to the ramp. best we can figure is that the ingintion switch or another harness in the tiller handle was shorting or failing. threw a new tiller handle on it and it's been rollin ever since!
i asked him to throw a new water pump in while he had the boat as well so i'm fixed up for a while.
listen all, jeff is premo good at marine work. very reasonable and knows alot of the ins and outs of lots of motors!

i went to elk and 2nd yesterday and stuck out again. time for new spots!!!!!!!!!