Originally Posted by
Pastor
I would have to echo the advice given by "homercrappie." I used to live on the lake and the crappie are primarily caught in the deep water during the winter. I would recommend fishing between the blue seawall and the dam. You can't miss the blue seawall; it is a concrete seawall that has been painted blue. If you are headed toward the dam the blue seawall will e on the right. If they will have electronics tell them to find them some water at least 25-30 feet deep ( I always caught most of mine in 30-35 feet of water fishing about 25 feet deep) and drop a shiner or a jig in one of the colors "homercrappie" mentioned down and hang on. Of course the crappie move with the shad and sometimes you have to move around until you find them. One other color I caught a lot of fish on was a rainbow trout color.
There is a lot of visible wood on the shallower end of the lake. However, there is also a lot of invisible wood on the shallow end of the lake and I would recommend being very careful when leaving the boat runs. There are some stumps tat would ruin a boat and an otherwise good day of fishing.
Personally, I never caught bream during the winter months. But during the late spring and early summer you can catch some very big bream up Horse Creek and Bear Creek. You just have to move around the bank until you find them bedded up. I prefer crickets, but worms will work too.
If Lake Claiborne agrees with your parents I have a house on the lake that is for sale. Perhaps I could meet them one day and show them around. I am not guide, but would not mind going fishing one day with your parents. One more thing; on the dam end of the lake the lake is wide open and the wind can become very dangerous very fast. I hope this helps. My phone # is 318-355-5743.
