Hamilton's Hot

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11-08-2006, 02:08 PM
Darryl Morris

Hamilton's Hot

Things are starting to heat up on Hamilton. Most all of them were 12-13" with a few 14's and one at 14.5". It was a great time fishing with this ole boy from Tennessee.

http://www.familyfishingtrips.com/images/061108.jpg

Hope to see ya on the water. I don't know what ya'll might think, but it's November, the mornings are starting out really brisk with a managable fog and the days are turning comfortably warm and absolutely beautiful. The fall colors are at peak right now. Get out there and see'em if you can.
11-08-2006, 02:12 PM
frank lawhead

THAT IS ONE FINE LOOKING STRINGER DARRYL :)
11-08-2006, 02:36 PM
L.A. stumpjumper

Great looking catch Darryl. Good to see them turning on.
11-08-2006, 02:41 PM
ceb

It's killing me not to be out there fishing in this weather. Looking forward to Friday. Hey Jerry, did you ever give those rosies a try?
11-08-2006, 04:40 PM
randybenham

Darryl,

what are you catchin them on? How deep?
11-08-2006, 05:03 PM
Darryl Morris

Quote:

Originally Posted by randybenham

Darryl,

what are you catchin them on? How deep?

Couldn't get a crappie one to take a jig today, but they did take a small rosey or small shiner moderately aggressive. We fished brushpiles in 18-20' of water 11-13' deep. We hit about 15 different brushpiles but only caught crappie on the ones where deep water was nearby.
11-08-2006, 05:10 PM
TJ Adams

After I win this E-bay trip I may have to go with you this year! :D
11-08-2006, 06:56 PM
L.A. stumpjumper

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceb

It's killing me not to be out there fishing in this weather. Looking forward to Friday. Hey Jerry, did you ever give those rosies a try?

No Ceb I caught them on the roadrunner, like you I found a hole and caught the last six pretty quick and they were all good ones.
11-09-2006, 07:48 AM
barn dog

Nice stringer darryl cant wait to get down there and have some fun like that
11-09-2006, 09:07 AM
gooch

Darryl always love to see pictures of those hawgs you and your clients boat.

Save some of those Hammilton crappie for me. I will be back in fishing mode after Thankgsiving and we will have to go do a nightstalk.
11-09-2006, 02:12 PM
Darryl Morris

Did it again today on Hamilton...not as many as big but almost as many in numbers.

http://www.familyfishingtrips.com/images/061109.jpg
11-09-2006, 03:41 PM
DRPEPPER

You are killing me. I haven't really caught a good day yet this fall. It has always been a bluebird, high pressure, windy day every chance I have had. Just like I know it will be Saturday.
I guess I need to get my priorities strait. Am I gonna work or fish????
DP
11-09-2006, 03:48 PM
gooch

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRPEPPER

You are killing me. I haven't really caught a good day yet this fall. It has always been a bluebird, high pressure, windy day every chance I have had. Just like I know it will be Saturday.
I guess I need to get my priorities strait. Am I gonna work or fish????
DP

Might want to check the weather on accuweather.com. Looks like its going to be a good day to fly a kite instead of going fishing.

I am heading to the deer woods to oversee the smoking of a pork butt and a beef brisket.

Keep us posted on you and Diet Dr Peppers success this weekend.
11-10-2006, 07:28 AM
DRPEPPER

Quote:

Originally Posted by gooch

I am heading to the deer woods to oversee the smoking of a pork butt and a beef brisket.

Seems like I remember the last time a game was in town, someone got into trouble for going to Crappie Camp. Now whose butt did you say was going to be smoking?
11-10-2006, 05:33 PM
Darryl Morris

I'm book Saturday, but "Right Now" Sunday is open. If I don't book a trip between now and then and you're knocking on my door at 6:30 a.m. and ready to pick your seat in the boat Sunday morning, come on. I've already got two lined up on standby.
11-11-2006, 09:41 PM
Jerry Blake

Darryl is right - Hamilton is picking up!

Had a decent mess this morning:

http://www.actionfishingtrips.com/11-11-06am.JPG

And another pretty good mess this afternoon:

http://www.actionfishingtrips.com/11-11-06pm.JPG

The lake level is down to winter pool and Entergy will hold it there until the first week of March so they should get real serious about the Fall Feeding Frenzy when the water temps start to fall again.
11-20-2006, 08:55 PM
Darryl Morris

Weather fronts slowed things down a bit, but we were still able to land our share today. Took all day to do it, but it's done. I like conquering trips like this one.

http://www.familyfishingtrips.com/images/061120.jpg
11-20-2006, 09:57 PM
bobberwatcher

The feller on the left looks like Hank Williams Jr! (With a little weight maybe.) :D
11-21-2006, 06:41 PM
Jerry Blake

I got back on Hamilton today after not fishing it for a week and they were still cooperating fairly well.

http://www.actionfishingtrips.com/11-21-06.JPG

Still deep though - 18 to 20-feet for most of them.
11-21-2006, 07:37 PM
Darryl Morris

Yep -

http://familyfishingtrips.com/images/061121.jpg

That little 8 year old standing there is the reason I named my business what I did. She caught 13 of our creel. Wow, what a blast we had.
11-21-2006, 08:15 PM
jlaughlin72

Great catch guys, Its great to see more youngsters getting into fishing, its so much better for them than the rest of whats out there. Keep encouraging it.
11-21-2006, 08:53 PM
Jerry Blake

Hey jlaughlin72:

Yea, the young gentlemen I had on the boat today are very much into fishing. They live in the Baton Rouge area and fish both fresh and saltwater. Matt, the one on the left, emails me regularly telling about their escapades. He and his dad (pictured in the middle) have been rigging up a flat-bottom boat, which they brought with them this trip.

I sure hope I hook a few kids on fishing - there are a LOT of worse things out there for them to get involved in.
11-22-2006, 11:00 AM
ceb

Outstanding catches gentlemen. You may find a stowaway in your boat sometime in the near future.:D
11-22-2006, 11:20 AM
Darryl Morris

Bring it on brother. You know the number. Dial it up.

Anyone hear from that outlaw lately? He must be in the deer woods.
11-22-2006, 11:28 AM
gooch

Outlaw? I have been laid up with a bum ankle the past few weeks. Its killed my deer hunting and fishing. I am going to fill the freezer this weekend with deer. I have had enough waiting for that deer to mount and I am going to put it on a couple of does after the LSU game Friday. After that its back in the boat for me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darryl Morris

Bring it on brother. You know the number. Dial it up.

Anyone hear from that outlaw lately? He must be in the deer woods.
11-22-2006, 03:49 PM
Jerry Blake

Hamilton is still giving up some nice slabs and assorted other fish:

http://www.actionfishingtrips.com/11-22-06.JPG

The biggest crappie was a 14.5-inch Arkansas Blacknose, which was caught by this 6-year-old:

http://www.actionfishingtrips.com/Ia...osecrappie.JPG

I really enjoyed fishing with these kids and their grandparents this morning - beats working for a living! :)
11-22-2006, 03:54 PM
Jason Piper

Whats the water temp down there? The crappie are becoming a bit lathargic up here with a balmy 53 degrees!
11-22-2006, 04:50 PM
Jerry Blake

Hey Jason:

It's been an odd Fall so far. They are rather lazy here too and still deep for some reason. Our surface temps are still around 57-degrees.

We've been catching most of our better fish 18 to 20-feet deep and they just barely pull the floats under most of the time. If we wait too long to set the hook they spit the minnow out and if we set the hook too soon they don't have the hook in their mouths far enough to stick them so it’s been challenging to get a mess here lately.

I finally caught a few on a jig today (tipped with a minnow) on Hamilton but they just barely picked it up - no THUMP at all. They have been a bit more aggressive on Greeson and some have been shallower but the better ones have been deeper there too for the most part.

They definitely are feeding up because their bellies are usually full of shad and they're getting real thick. The females are really starting to stock up on eggs too.

Jim caught a 15-inch black crappie on Greeson the other day that was right at 2-pounds, which we don't see very often. It usually takes a 16-inch crappie around here to make 2-pounds. I think there are just so many shad available to them right now that they're keeping their bellies full and not having to work at it very hard. It won't be long though and the shad should start getting a little scarce so I'm still hoping to see some serious Fall Feeding Frenzy aggression yet this year.
11-22-2006, 07:38 PM
Woohdog

Great pics, Jerry!
11-26-2006, 06:49 PM
Jerry Blake

Hamilton is slowing down for me. Had a real tough, slow morning today so I'll be checking on Greeson in the next day or two.
12-02-2006, 03:32 PM
Darryl Morris

Man, it's cold. Got out on the water late this morning and scouted a few spots out. They're still running big on Hamilton.

Everyone, meet Counselman. We got to fish together a little today. Found out he only lives a few hundred yards from where I do by water. I'm certain we'll be doing some more of it in the future:
http://www.familyfishingtrips.com/images/061202.jpg
The one in the middle went 16".
12-02-2006, 05:45 PM
grubby

Nice looking catch Darryl. hopefully we can do some good next week.That one in the middle sure got me itchin.
12-04-2006, 10:35 AM
TJ Adams

The one in the middle is a friggin Hog! I'm ready to fish....Cold or not!
12-04-2006, 11:48 AM
NIMROD

Nimrod rose up several feet. I never do good till it drops back down this time of year. Glad some are still catching.:D Talked to Slabbandit and his wife this morning, we plan on building more brushpiles soon. I will fish when water levels get back down. Deer season is over and fishing is on our minds once again.;)