Spawn starting on the Ville

Fished yesterday afternoon a few hours. Caught several small males and four keepers on the bank. Today fished daylight to noon. and had 22 keepers between two of us. 9 females with eggs getting runny. Bite was good early then wind shifted to the west the rain stopped along with bite. Moved to a cove on west side of lake to get out of wind and found them deep in cove just south of W bridge. None under 10" with 2 over 12". Big fish yesterday was 13 3/4". Yesterday pink/chartreuse, today was acid rain twister tail grub. Water temp yesterday 65* today it was 62* and didn't change before we left. Most were caught between the bank and 10 to 15' out, but some couple feet from bank. Sorry no pictures, phone port messed up.

Good report...thanks

Good report from the Ville, Thanks.

Lovetofish did you happen to get water temp ?

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Lovetofish did you happen to get water temp ?

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Water temp yesterday 65* today it was 62* and didn't change before we left

Thanks for the report

Where is the ville? Smithville?

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Originally Posted by Nu2Crappie

Where is the ville? Smithville?

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Where is the ville? Smithville?

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Yep

Sounds like the Ville is waking up, nice report. Going forward all honey doos for this weekend have been temporarily put on hold. Can someone tell my wife??:fish

Water temp up river was 65 yesterday but never found any fish that wanted to play, decided to net some shad, and caught some channel cat in water less than 5ft deep.

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Where is the ville? Smithville?

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Ville, AKA - windville this year! :witching

64 to 65 water you should be beating the banks. till you find them once you find some stay on that spot for a bit .

Thanks for the report, I may try to go Saturday, launch from Mecca and hit coves around there maybe up Three Fingers

Is hwy W bridge a good spot for me to take my four year old tomorrow or shall it be to crowded because it is a weekend? I do not own a boat so we shall be bank fishing. Thanks.

"Crowded" isn't the word I would use...there will be quite a few people, but there will always be room for more. I think, tho, that I would head on over to the W bridge to the East and try minnow or jig under a bobber.

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"Crowded" isn't the word I would use...there will be quite a few people, but there will always be room for more. I think, tho, that I would head on over to the W bridge to the East and try minnow or jig under a bobber.

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Thanks. I will have to try that.

Yesterday I noticed that they put a ton of brush on the north side of that east W Bridge. I know it doesn't take long for crappie to use those brush piles for cover, so there may be some good action along that stretch. Be careful if it rains, that shoulder is pretty soft...