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I have never put in brush piles or habitat to fish. I have a few questions and would like some input.... Brush will be going in on Eufaula. I have talked to the game warden and he said he didn't have any problems with it. I can't get a hold of anyone with the corps to ask them, so I will ask you all...
Is it legal or any restrictions?
What is the best "stuff" to use?
Depth/what do you look for in an area to drop brush?
Thanks
Willows, Osage Orange, Oak, Just about anything. Drop offs and edges of pints are good locations. Restrictions depend on the particular body of water.
As an old Army guy I'd say "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
We have been brushing several areas of Eufaula for sometime. We (I) prefer Persimmon for several reasons. #1 is it's grows all over the lake and it makes a big pile and is open enough to fish it in and around it. Evergreens are to dense and eats jigs. Oaks and other hard woods have to many twigs to hang up on. Willows are to flimsy and move around when hung up and spooks the fish when moving. Beavers will not cut a Persimmon under water while they will cut a willow and other hardwood trees making them not lasting long. As far as depth it all depends on time of year you are interested in. Prespawn and spawn 8' to 14', summer 12' to 18', winter 16' to 25'. As far as area anywhere along rip rap, ends of points, a hump along the channel, the inside of a channel bend, rock humps. Don't be afraid to put them in open water far away from the banks. Summer time pattern will be main lake while pre spawn and spawn will mostly be in coves and creeks on Eufaula. I always try and find some type of existing structure to put my wood on like a big rock, stump, laydown log, or a place that I have caught fish before. Any pile is better than no pile. I also use telephone wire which is copper and will not rust out. Weights come right off the bank. If you have any questions you can call me anytime.......Ranger
I appreciate the info!!
Just remember, crappie are fairly stupid and if they have one eye behind anything, they believe they are invisible. Leland (Lipripper) helped me push some simple bamboo stakes along the walkway of the dock next door while the lake level was low. Never got a chance to take advantage of them because a few teenage boys came along one day and pulled them up. Kids..........hahaha.
Stink,
That happens all the time. FWP put some really nice walleye nesting structures in Hefner a number of years back. Somebody or somebodies destroyed all of them the next time the water got really low. The large rock section that they put in north of the golf course is still there, and it holds a number of species, but you can't drive to it because Pete White (Ward 4 councilman and chairman of the Water Board) shut down Fisherman's Road, in spite of protests from everyone, including FWP.
[QUOTE=Stinkfinger;2867039]Just remember, crappie are fairly stupid and if they have one eye behind anything, they believe they are invisible
Now that's a funny quote right there Stink and I can visualize it too! Let me know if you need more bamboo- I've got 300' of it and it is a very renewable resource so Obama says I can harvest all I want this year.
Ive been thinking about sinking some more brush piles in eufaula too, if anyone is interested in working together let me know.
Where abouts are you wanting to put brush at, slab addict?
Are you guys thinking about putting brush out for fishing it this winter or this summer? We put out 55 brushpiles last summer EB
I mainly fish the triangle and south, but i do adventure out time to time, so just wherever is fine with me. EB, i would like to put some out for winter fishing and pre spawn staging areas right now and maybe later make some for summer. I read rangers post and it gave me some good ideas, any advice you might have would be appreciated.
If your puting brush out for the winter concentrate on areas close to deeper sides of the channels, the brush probaly needs to be in 20-25 ft where the top of the brush is 14-16ft or so, you might scan to see where the shad want to be before you drop it. Now in the summer we did the best in brush 12-15ft. As for staging areas cncentrate on points close to the coves 12ft is usaully a good depth. When you drop the brush make sure you have a suttle slop because you dont want the trees to roll deeper on you. Hope I helped. EB
EB, How much does water clarity affect the depths u mentioned. Shallower in muddy water? Deeper in clearer water?
I'm froggy. I'll help!
Slab Addict, Im not the expert on this Ranger09 is the guru on brush. But I do have a little expeirence learning from him. Rule of thumb is the muddier the water the shallower the fish. The clearer the water the deeper the fish. Now this rule has a condition, and that is how deep the lake is in the area you are fishing. Now the north end and south end of Eufaula the fish are around the same depths. As for midlake to the dam the fish will run a little deeper because the water stays clearer. Don't be afraid to spread your piles out a little bit, depth wise. EB
So I guess around Arrowhead, the fish must just be under the surface since it's so damn muddy :dono. Maybe that's why I'm not catching much, I'm down around 8-10' in 20 FOW.
Just don't spread the piles like that guy at Washunga ramp did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eufaula boy
Lol, thanks for the info EB, pappa when do u wanna get together?
slab rustler what part of the lake are you wanting to build some piles in?
Well
I generally put in at onapa and fish 150 back towards Molly brown and on towards i40. if I don't fish that area I will go around porum landing back towards the dam. But, I want to venture out to other areas of the lake.