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I had been catching them pretty good the week before last under the bridges. The real cold weather came thru last week and they have completely disappeared. I'm going back to try tomorrow if they aren't there where would a feller look. I tried shallow water the last couple times when they weren't under the bridge I'm thinking the riprap coming up to the bridge? Be nice I'm pretty green when it comes to crappie.
What lake are you on?
Guntersville
Not sure up there. Cold snap sent em back deeper on Martin.
Don't know anything about guntersville, but when that happens on Logan Martin I just keep going to different areas until I find them. Pick an area you know they spawn, start at entrance to area in deeper water (as deep as 25 ft) and troll everywhere all the way to 4 or 5 feet. If nothing go somewhere else. Takes time but works for me and when I do find them they are usually there for awhile and when they move I look again. I've had two fairly identical coves only 500 yards apart, but one will be slap full of crappie and the other nothing. Think the biggest mistake people make is if they can't find them after a couple moves they get satisfied with somewhere that's just giving up a few. But in my experience 7 out of 10 days or so they stacked up in one of these Areas you just have to be willing to look. And there don't always have to be shad. You'd be surprised how many limits I have got and hardly ever seen a single fish on my depth finder
Deepest water anywhere is 12 ft. The whole thing is shallow flats with stumps.
We went back to fishing 12-25 fow down here. Not much help for you. Sorry bout that.
all of guntersville is 12ft? really, never been thereQuote:
Originally Posted by ridgestalker
I know there is 40+ water around the state park on the big -g
Just the particular creek arm I like to fish.
They are where the bait went
No that's not true, the town creek bridge by the state park is about 22-28 feet next to the pylons and about 15 yards off the bridge to the west it gets close to 40. The honeycomb and town creek bridges are pretty hit and miss. I've had decent luck there a few days after a warm front moves in and the fish are moving into the shallower areas. Also, towncreek bridge is probably one of my favorite summer time crappie spots.Quote:
Originally Posted by usafret99
The particular creek I fish is 12 in the deepest spots.
up here on chicamauga they suspend in the deepest water when a cold front comes thru ,and as the day warms they suspend shallower in the water column
I got 3 under the bridge then started bouncing around. I found a dock full of 7 in fish o keepers there. Spent a couple hrs working the channel and a couple on shallow flats neither produced a fish. I'm going out in the river tomorrow and try a few old spots.
Let us know how it goes.