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Hi, I live in Indian Hill, and I want to fish crappies. I sometimes fish at East fork, but I want to try out some other lakes. I just got my drivers license so now i can pull my boat by myself and drive a little farther to different fishing spots. So any lakes I could fish, and tips for those lakes would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
Congrats on the new freedom you have found with having a driver's license.
EF is going to be your closest lake to get to from your starting destination (I used to live about 10 minutes from there)but you are in a good location to explore some of the other waters in the area.
You have lots of options to choose from;
Cowan Lake (10 hp limit) has plenty of good fish plus a good population of saugeyes and nice sized bluegill.
Creaser's Creek is another good lake but a little tougher to fish. I seem to do better fishing a little deeper @ CC. Also has a good population of saugeye & white bass and some big musky.
Paint Creek & Rocky Fork out to the east are both good lakes but a little farther drive but worth the extra time.
Brookville Lake in Indiana is also a good lake and also adds walleye to the mix and a decent bass population. It's one of the few area lakes with a decent smallmouth bass population.
Stonelick Lake, let's just skip this one.
One other option is the Ohio River Creeks both east and west. If the river ever goes back down can also be a real gem.
One word of caution. The river can be treacherous; be very careful if you choose to go there. Barges, snags, shifting bars...don't go alone, wear that life jacket.
So, I think I might try out Cowan Lake and If I dont have success will go to Ceaser creek. I have a 12 foot Lund Deep V with a 15 hp on it, but I have a 9.9 in storage I can use. Any tips for crappie, saugeye? I go up to Canada every year with my grandpa to fish for big walleye and pike, so I have decent experience with walleye. (I leave for Canada in 3 weeks) Are saugeye the same to catch? Jerkbaits, twistertails on a leadhead, lindy rig? Also, as for the crappie, I have never fished them at this time of year, will they be deep, shallow? I have a good fishfinder, but some tips would still be appreciated. Also any spots, or hot baits you would like to share? Sorry about all the questions, but I just really want to go out and have a good day of fishing. I hate getting skunked. Thanks!
White crappie in Cowan, go shallow in coves on wood, small float and jig with plastic. Saugeye will be closer to bottom and suspend less than walleye, tolerate muddy water better. Try pitching jigs on shallow (10' or less) flats near points, windward side.
Fished -outs advice is very good. I forgot to add the small float/jig part but that cab be good too.
I should have read this before I sent the pm...LOL
Thanks both of you for the help. I will be posting some pics, and a report of how I do on Sunday.
Long line at Cowan ( crank baits or jigs ) after the spawn and all through the summer
when would be a good time of year for bluegill at cowan. also what would be good area of lake.
No more information until I see pics and a lake report. :)
There's blue gill in Cowan 😂
a push in the right direction would be appreciated
I'm not really a gill guy but if it were me I'd start with a good supply of red worms or wax worms and some small floats. I'd start in the coves maybe midway back and I'd work shallow shorelines keeping the boat moving until I started catching a few. Once I caught a few I'd work the area pretty good and try to find similar locations as I moved along. Cowan isn't such a big lake and I'd think you'd make some contact with the gills in pretty short order. Every new trip I made I'd work some new areas until I learned a little bit of new stuff each trip.Quote:
Originally Posted by jigsnminnows
Good luck if ya go and let us know how you did,
C-max hit the nail on the head...... We gill fish Cowan every year....... They aren't hard to find.....small jigs work good, pretty straight fwd ....... Lily pads are your friend..... They'll eat wax worms pretty good also ......Quote:
Originally Posted by jigsnminnows
Lily pads have not grown yet. Fishing was slow this week. Caught 6 fish in total over 2 trips. Using minnows and assortment of jigs. Hopefully I'll figure them out later on in the summer. I'm currently heading to Canada with my grandpa to fish for monster walleye and northerns, so I won't be back until around the end of June. Fish will probably be 150 feet deep if we keep having this hot weather. See everyone then, because I'll only have Internet access for 2 more days then I'm off the grid. Thanks for all the help guys.
Have a good time in Canada...it will be hard to adjust to Ohio fishing when you get back.