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Well this year has been crazy with the amount of rainfall, I thought about starting this informative thread where some of our fisherman might share some tricks and techniques for catching fish in high water. I know I'm not very experienced fishing flooded water in the dead of winter. But here we go today to try to find some fish. EB
Bridges = current. Current = baitfish. Baitfish = crappie.
Bridges are very good spots. If there is a current flow, crappie will tend to bunch up out of the current and feed on baitfish that come into the strike zone. They normally will feed into the current. Patience is key due to water clarity. Some type of scent is always better such as crappie nibbles etc. When water temp. reach the 30s an 40s such as they are now in northern Oklahoma, the crappie will school up and after they are located fishing can get really good. Due to high water levels, they probably won't be releasing water anytime soon.
Went out yesterday and not a bite. I fished from 12:30-5:00. Water was up 13.33 and really no current yet. Lots of shad in several places but no crappie bites. Water color was muddy all the way to 5 inch vis. Water temp was 49.1 EB
I catfished Oolagah yesterday. I put a hard day in. I never got a bite! I saw lots of fish on graph, but not a bite. Its been a long time since i have been skunked while cat huntn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eufaula boy
Hard to believe, ledge. :donoQuote:
Originally Posted by fishn_a_ledge
Are you sure you haven't confused New Year's Eve with April Fool's Day?
Yikes!! EB and Ledge, just when the water temp got where I wanted it. Now I have an extra 33' of water, can't win for loosing.
Josh I wish your formula for catching crappie in high water was that easy. Went out yesterday had a ton of current under the bridge lots of baitfish but only 1 sand bass. It's probably too soon, I know it takes a few days for the fish to get adjusted to these conditions. But once they commit they will be there. EB
Water was covering the parking lot at The Crowder Ramp this afternoon on Eufaula. It was actually up to east of the parking lot.
Sorry, all my high water patterns start with water temperatures in the lower 70's. Crapppie aren't to happy with any current much less when water is winterized :banghead:banghead:banghead. <*)}}}><
Parking lot at Hudson lake marina has @ 4-5 ft of water standing in it. Guessing it's gonna be awhile before they get it cleaned up and repaired to be able to fish again.
My son MontanaBoy couldn't get to his fishing spot at Horseshoe Lake in Illinois. He can only drive to about 2.5 miles from his spot, then he has to ride his bicycle the rest of the way. Today, he got almost to his spot, and found the road under 3-4 feet of water, with no way around. He says next time he'll have his waders.