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I just fished Grenada for the first time last week and I love it.
But I was wondering (without giving up honey holes). Where are the stake beds that people fish in the springtime? And what ramp or ramps would someone use during that time of year. I put in at Choctaw last week.
Me too could you guys tell me where your stake beds are... without giving up your honey holes. In return I will tell you where my ex-buddy John's stake beds are.:biggrin Just funn'in Jim... I am sure someone will help ya out.
Ain't no crappie in Grenada in the spring. That's why the parking lots are always empty
Ha ha. I have all the spots in Barnett. Just would rather travel 2 hours instead of 15 mins. Lol
Build some and you will have a few
The corp upgrades stake beds on a regular basis. Last year they added a whole lot at Bryant landing. Perry creek, Piney woods, and Redgrass all have a lot of beds. Most are visible at around 204 but not certain on the level. Also a lot east of graysport and scattered at random around the lake. You won't have a problem seeing them if the water is down. Be careful if wading. Know where the creeks are.
Thanks boatbottom. I have only been there once last week. Always heard about catching them shallow there but didn't know where. Thanks for the info.
In the spring if water allows, try out from Young's Landing off of Gore Springs Rd. on the east end of the lake on Yalabusha River. Stumps stumps stumps= crappie.
Good Luck...
As close as you are to Grenada it would be well worth your time to come up and ride out on the lake and scout with binoculars looking for stake beds and such, at 200 you can cruise a lot of the lake and scout. A 4 wheeler is another good way when the water is even lower. Found some stuff today in 20 foot of water that I marked, when wind permits it will produce fesh, no doubt in my mind and its in a place that even at the lakes lowest it will still be in 10 foot of water. No substitute for time on any lake.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiejim
What's wrong with yall?If you want stake beds get out there put them in yourself.Nobody want to work for anything.No offense to anyone but very few people do much of anything to help,they just take and take.
I'm all for putting out stake beds and any other structure. Hat's off to all that do. I'm also all for helping out anyone new to the lake or new to fishing. Don't believe I'll change on either. And also, no offense intended to anyone.
Nothing sux much worse than driving a long way and getting skunked. I put my last one out when folks started burning them in the winter when the water was down. Going to put some stuff in at winter pool this winter though, it'll be wet all the time and they cant burn that.
What part of asking politely for someone to give a few suggestions caused somebody to get weeds caught in their trolling motor. I Said I have fished it twice and live 2 plus hours away. The lake is nice but so far I haven't found but just a few nice folks who fish there. It's not anybody's lake. It's everybody's lake. And starting a sentence with no offense is just a cheap way of being offensive.
I always thought stake beds Were honey holes. SMH!!!!
Crappie jim hurting your little feeling was not my intent.And was not directed at you .It was directed at people that don't do anythng and there are plenty.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiejim
Im sensitive my feelings get hurt all the time and no one seems to care. I say if you want stake beds show up for the habitat day they have usually in February and help build some they supply you with all the material all they ask is for you to do the work and dont give the excuse that you live 2 hours away, If you can find time to fish you surely can find time to build them if you plan on fishing the lake
I along with about 30 friends with 4 wheelers worked every habitat day on grenada for 10yrs, one yr we put out 3000 cedar tops by noon, poor convicts tieing the weights to them couldn't catch up. so, I believe I have done my fair share.
C: No i did not get my feelings hurt. I just dont understand someone using my thread to take out their frustrations of others not "doing their part" as you call it. I am not a Taker, I am a maker. I love to fish in a variety of lakes and mostly practice a lot of catch and release because my family doesnt care for crappie like i do. Like i said saying no offense is just a underhanded way of being offensive.
Slabin: Never heard of Habitat day, but how could I have since I'm not a member of the Grenada Clique. I just asked a question about some general information. Friendly people would have attempted to be educational and told me about habitat day and how i could participate. But instead now I hear "dont make the 2 hours away an excuse" Never did.
Dont need this kind of headache from folks that i dont even know
I'll just keep to myself.
Jim, I know noting much about Grenada so can't help there. On Habitat day, the Corps usually has one on each of the big four as Slabin said, usually in Feb. they will furnish Christmas trees and weight blocks and sometimes stakes. They ask volunteers with ATV's and trailers to participate by dragging or hauling these to spots to set out. Really only requirement is the willingness to get out and work some. Fun times and they usually furnish a lunch. Good way to meet guys you would not otherwise meet and help the fishery at the same time. MDWF usually publishes dates on their website starting in Dec or Jan.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiejim
Thanks cray.
I will keep an eye out for the day and try to be able to come in make my own habitat
Crappie jim you never asked about how to get material for stake beds you ask where they are so therefore you never wanted to educate yourself on how and when they build them you wanted to know where they where. And im Not a member of the Grenada clique. If you are interested in going to habitat day i would call Grenada office in January and im sure they would tell you the date they have set aside to build beds.
Please remember that this site has two major motto's:
"family, friends, fishing and fun"
"America's Friendliest Crappie Fishing Community"
and we will have a much better time on here to communicate and share information.
Also, don't forget we also have a private message (PMs) system here to communicate with each other for information we don't want to post for the public, like fishing spots and such.
Thank you all.
Just exactly how was I to know I was supposed to call the office in January since I've never even heard of it. This'll be my last comment on this because like I said I don't need the headache never heard of habitat day where I fish you don't typically have to make your own cover unless you choose to because the lakes that are fish do not go up and down 40 or 50 feetQuote:
Originally Posted by slabin
Crappiejim, Excuse me for being too simplistic in what I'm saying. Volunteering for the corp sponsored habitat days is a public service for a really good purpose on a public body of water using a lot of materials furnished by the corp through public taxpayer dollars. Even though some threads may imply that you shouldn't fish artificial habitat that you didn't put out that's simply not the case. In some places the stake bed fields cover acres and acres. Fishermen by the thousands come here from all over the world and fish every inch of this lake, many are guided to these spots by professionals or taken there by friends. Some find them on their own, but they're not off limits. Everybody uses them. When it comes to nonvisible structure very fisherman with sonar is encouraged and taught to find the underwater trees and stumps and fish the heck out of em. Drive a stake or drop a cedar, it will be fished because it's part of the public domain. Not every person has a 4 wheeler, not every person is physically able, not every person has that day off, or lives close enough, or maybe they have family responsibilities, or maybe they don't have an excuse, but they're not lower class fishermen. Thank-you Big C, Goodtime, Cray, Slabin and all the others for volunteering. It does make a difference. Thanks Crappiejim and all like you who are trying to become part of this community and fit in. Not anything wrong with that and not a thing wrong with asking and fishing. Welcome.
You ain't a member of ANY clique Gewber. [emoji12]Quote:
Originally Posted by slabin
Oh, I forgot the bikini clique. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Well Said.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boatbottom
In March the lake will be anywhere from 199 to 203. I wouldn't worry too much about stake beds. Go up river until u get in the stump fields. You could fish the whole month of march and never fish the same stump twice. At certain levels the stakes are productive because there is too much water over the top of the lower lying stumps. At this point around 208 u will do good in them. Once its over 210 its on, u can step off into ironwood thickets and fish for days. Like others said, go out and put some time on the water. Place some structure if you like. I wouldn't ask much about stake bed locations though. If all who fished participated, u wouldn't have any trouble locating beds.
Last year I went on the Sardis Lake Eagle Walk and to my surprise I could see a few state beds around Pats Bluff. This year I plan to go up by Wyatt Crossing.
Yikes. He didn't ask for a first born just some help.
Be careful putting them close to creeks and river, they tend to get washed out sometimes. But I promise your effort will pay off. Good luckQuote:
Originally Posted by chulai1968