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Ain't seen no posts at all hardly this week. Wonderin if anyone has been fishin the high water this week at all. Crappiehabits and myself will be back down tomorrow for another three days. Wonderin how bad it really was in person. All I got to go by is TVA report. Thanks guys.
With the wind and water rising, KY is FULL of trash from the banks (leaves, sticks, garbage) and from the oak trees. We tried to longline Monday afternoon and Tuesday and while we caught several keepers, the trash on the lines constantly had to cost us chances at a bunch of fish.
We had several boats come up to us yesterday morning and cry about having not caught any crappie for days. Personally, I'm not going back on either lake for a few days.
Fished Mon. & Tues with very few fish. Hit a cedar fence post and bought knocked a hole in the boat and got caught in the motor. Very dangerous because the wood has been soaking for a while and you can't see it coming. Water is high and fast with no fish holding on brush. I am sitting it out for a few days also. Different this year to say the least!!
Fished a couple hours Monday on Barkley, caught 4. Fished 2 hours Tuesday, the water came up about a foot! Didn't catch a fish, The wind was howling too! I found some fish on a point but couldn't sit there with the wind blowing so hard!
I talked with my neighbor Tuesday and he and his brother had just got back from Ky Lake on Sunday.
He said they caught a total of about 50 crappie and bluegill and had been there all last week.
I consider them to be pretty good crappie guys. They don't spider rig but they usually do very well casting, jigging, and trolling.
The bite was better today. I fished Barkley, rigging in 12-14 fow.
Pm sent callen.
Water is pretty high but looks fairly clear on ky in the bays. Came to check on the camper. Plan to fish tomorrow and have a report.
Is Barkley still muddy, how deep are you finding them? Worse spring I've ever had for crappie fishing. Maybe it will be good for the fish since a lot of them didn't get caught this year. Hopefully it will be a good spawn if they will hold the water for awhile.
Still Muddy out here in the Little River Area, strange year for me too, one or two here and there, never any four, five or six from same hole? I caught a couple nice ones last night just before the rain, about 4 fow on structure, all on minnows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bronson
Crappiehabits and myself fished northern Barkley Thursday and Friday. Thursday was terribly slow, we long lined and pulled cranks all day fighting the wind. Managed four keepers from daylight to dark. Water clarity was better than expected. Trash was moderate. Temp 60-66. Friday was much more calm. We spider rigged in 14-18 fow. The morning was slow for us. One fish here and there. Made a move out to a gravel bank about 11am and rigged out from that and were able to consistently pick up fish. Bite was still slow but steady from about one till four. That little shower come and shut em down. Fishin green and chartreuse tubes and baby bass tipped with minners. Kept twelve crappie. Only one under 14 ". Water temp never got over 61.6. Attachment 200660Attachment 200661Attachment 200662
Very nice fish. Nice job.
Thanks Wilbur.
Nice batch of slabs.
Preciate it chaunc. We had to work for em, I tell ya that.
It was tough, but man was it fun.