Printable View
We just completed our 3rd night of electrofishing Lake Conway and all I can say is WOW! I know that yall are predominately crappie guys but there are also some that are like me and also fish for everything. During this years sample we saw over a dozen bass over 5 pounds, several 6 pounders, one bass over 7, and one over 8. We also saw so many big bluegill and redear that it was ridiculous. Here are a few pictures.
...and for all of you crappieholics, we found two areas on the lake that had had some serious concentrations of crappie spawning. All that I am going to say is that we sampled them in shallow areas with the bass. This was also the most crappie that we have ever seen during a bass electrofishing sample. It was unreal. I netted a few just to measure and weigh. Wish I had a coupe of days off...
Hey too cool Matt Y'all boys keep up that hard work
Great fishery there Matt and awesome pix. I had the opportunity to go on a shocking trip and it was am experience for sure .
Thanks for the report that's a big brim!
That's my kinda fishin'! :fish
I still need me one of them shockers, and that net yall used. ;)
I agree, that's a Big BRiM
Cool pics! Always wanted to go out when they sample.
how many pms have you gotten about the crappie locations? pm sent
Very cool post thanks
In an attempt to protect the resource and let the bass and crappie spawn and produce more fish, I will refrain from giving out the exact location of where we sampled. Don't worry I won't be going after them either. I hope yall understand. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by shifty
Nice report.
If you wount tell me the exact location, will you tell me every where that you didn't get samples??:biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by D10
That was a very nice bream! I'd take 50 just like it!!
If all of those fish are in shallow water, you guys must have shut the gates!! (Sorry Matt, I just couldn't help it!!)
Yep, the gates are shut right now. But I bet some of them will get opened "wide open" tonight. It might end up being a toad strangler tonight! I hope not though.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkcrappie
woww
I'm catching bigger crappie this year than I've caught up there in 20 years, and bass, can't wait to find out if the bream are all super size this year. I'm thinking the flood last year is paying dividends this year?
You guys have a great fishery in Conway. I will retire one of these days and I'm thinking I will be living in the central part of the state! Thanks for all your work!
Thanks for the report from Conway. Kinda gives a guy some hope that all the good ones haven't been caught out of there.
Thanks again D-10 for the great and apprecated work you guys do!! Thanks again we can see and improvement on our lakes as well!! Thanks for report and the other Game and fish lakes also!!!Lake Conway is the lake fork(record bass) of Arkansas!!
Thanks D10 for all the info you share with us. Its nice to see that kind of stuff about a lake and its fish!