Anybody fishin crappie.
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Anybody fishin crappie.
I'll be going out in the morning if weather allows.
Shot the docks early a.m. Could only get small ones. Came home with six keepers.
Going to try it in am.maybe try deeper.
It has been a little slow. Catching some good fish in 6-14 fow just not a ton.
After fighting the wind this morning we went back to shoot the docks. We found one honey hole and brought home 32 keepers with minnows.
Anyone else find that Rend is divoid of sets and structure in deeper water? I'm using navionics maps and it shows all sorts of roads, bridges and culverts but I can't seem to find hardly anything on sonar.
Has anyone put out their own sets?
Is "illegal" to dump debris in lake without permit. Plenty of sets. COE Fish attractor map available at visitor center and online. If ya caught 32 cleanable ya'll done great.
Yeah, it's kinda funny. Buy an expensive boat and wind up catching fish off the docks.
Also, all the crappie were held up under one pontoon. Caught them all in a 5 x 1 foot space between the boat bumpers. They never quit biting. We left because we were tired and hungry.
Everyone has opinions and this is mine! I think everyone who is bragging and who just has to talk about how many fish they catch in Rend is just advertising for additional fishing pressure on the lake. Over the past 5-8 years I have noticed a significant drop in population of crappie. Something has to be done to lower the 25 fish limit, or have a slot limit, or limit of 10 overs and enforce the catch limits, Just sayin!
I notice you have a pretty nice avatar there...are those from Rend?
Many years ago all them dam Yankees came down and almost depleted Sardis lake, the mdwfp set strict limits and brought the lake back to life. And that was long before fishing forums existed. I have faith in the local idnr will set the proper limits according to their counts. I would like to see more slabs. Sardis currently has a 11" minimum, now that's a slab!
Thank you for telling it like it really is. I said the same thing on FB brush busters forum a couple of weeks ago and the guides went nuts basically saying I didn't know what I'm talking about. Time we get our heads out of the sand and own up that there is a problem!Quote:
Originally Posted by sheraton1225
Its Nicks Fault.
I'm not singling guides out on this. This lake was phenomenal for several years but the 25 fish limit has taken it's toll. I say slash the limit like Carlyle and Shelbyville. Cut it back to 10 overs and when it improves bump it to 15 like the other 2 corps lakes
Me neither. Im just messin with Nick although it might be Specks fault.
Lake Shelbyville has experienced in the past what is happening at Rend. The following article link will shed some light
and what is implemented. 10 fish limit over 10 inches and 5 fish under 10 inches. Read the article at the following link:
http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/oi/docum...%20crappie.pdf
How many guides work on Rend most of the time? 5? 10? 15? How many Crappie do they take out a year? How many cheaters are there that have taken 2 and more limits a day off of Rend in the last few years. I have witnessed that! I am not referring to any guides as far as cheating. All the ones I know play by the books as far as I know and most of them are Great guys, but it does not change the numbers. I too wish Rend would go to a 10 or 15 limit over 10" and leave the smaller ones alone. I have fished under the bridges at times and seen guys that never throw a fish back. They all go in the boat regardless of size. One guy even commented he only eats them one bite at a time.
I know others of you have seen the same thing.
Dan
Ok, then how about everyone here take a pledge for a self imposed limit on crappie from rend. How about five over and five under? Anybody willing?
How about Crab? Do they have any limits on crappie?
No limit on crab. There should be in my opinion. Catching unders is why the lake is in it's current situation. Overs only
I too wish there was a 10" min and a 10 or 15 fish limit.
It has really helped the quality of fish on carlyle. The quality of fish over the past couple years has been great
Nick I have heard you and other guides say that and I definitely agree! I had rather catch 10 overs on stumps, brush, & stake beds than to pound under the bridges to get my limit of 25, over and unders. Most of us fall prey to fishing under the bridges because it is easy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mean Green 2
Dan
Wait til this fall!. I've took to crappie Fishin pretty hard just over the last 5 years. So I'm part of the new wave of fishermen on Rend. But over the last 5 yrs, the boat traffic has probably doubled if not tripled around the bridges in late fall. I've seen 40 boats at the big bridge and over 30 at the west bridge at a time. I can assure you I haven't hurt the population any cause I rarely keep unders so I'm lucky to get my 10 covers for the day. I don't go every day or every week in the fall but I know guys that do and they keep everything that bites. And there are probably more cheaters out there than we think.
We talked about it at work and I believe the fall is harder on them than the spring. The last 2 springs had high water and unstable weather making it harder to go out and murder em everyday. But fall... its a free for all everyday.
I still believe the limit is good the way it is simply for people without a boat. It would be much more difficult to bring any home with an over 10 in only limit. So balance is still a difficult thing.
Im doing my part. In the last 3 years I took 0 fish from rend.
We are all sitting on our hands and not doing a thing to address the problem of a declining crappie population. The idea of self imposing a lower limit will not work unless it is the Rend Lake Law for the lake not everyone will comply! We must get the IDNR involved. The Corp of Engineers could care less. The lake was build for water supply not to supply fish for the fishermen. The IDNR is our only hope. In addition, I feel there needs to be more creel checks for size and numbers on the water and at the ramps. If the word passes that wardens are passing out $200 fines, fishing may improve.
Start by contacting Mike Hooe. He is IDNR region 5 fisheries biologist. That's how you get the ball rolling. Has to start with him
i'm all for doing something different. What we have now is not working in my opinion.
Iv "heard" of several people on rend that will take people out fishing, and for the right price will make their limit dissapear and then go out for another couple limits simply because they said they arent worried about the wardens checking people there.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheraton1225
I have seen a lot of crap too! That is Sad!,Quote:
Originally Posted by birdman
Dan
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Originally Posted by bowhunter012463