Conway Crappie (pics)

Went fishing at Conway on Sunday morning with my bro-in-law and nephew. Got the poles out at about 9:30am. Crappie were slow, but steady. Came out with 10 crappie and a yellow bass at around 12:30. Big fish on Sunday weighed 1.5 lb.

I was supposed to meet Bobberwatcher back out at Conway Monday afternoon. Got out poles in the water around 2pm. Once again, crappie were slow, but steady. Kind of like the rain on Monday, slow but steady...:D Bobberwatcher got tied up at work and couldn't make it, so at a little before 5pm, I started fishing back towards the launch. Got in the mouth of the cove, and couldn't beat the crappie off with a stick. It was getting pretty dark, and I couldn't even get the poles back in the boat to head back to the launch. Finished out with a limit and threw a lot back. Big fish weighed just shy of 2lb. Probably caught a dozen fish that last 20 minutes before dark.

Bro-in-law and his son displaying a couple of the bigger ones from Sunday afternoon...
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I didn't take the camera on Monday because of the rain, but here's the total catch from Sunday and Monday...
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Sure was cold cleaning them crappie...
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Great Job!

Good job Chris,
Don't you wish we knew what turns them on all of a sudden like that?
You sure are fishing a lot lately...... I'm jealous! :D

Randy

Nice fish Chris! You need to get you a cleaning station like Fishin Magician has, that way you can stay out of the cold and rain. I got the rain covered but until I close the back porch in, I still have to deal with the cold.:(
Again nice mess of fish and thanks for the pictures.

CEB, that pile of cleaned fish is making me hungry. If you ever need a 2nd, holler at me. Outside of a court date, my schedule can be very flexible. Hope everyone bought the right Valentine's present so their kitchen passes will not be revoked.

A cool fishing story with good pics! You got my fishing "want to" turned up. Thanks for sharing.

All right now!!!! You have caught all of them fish out of my hole; I ain't caught the first one out of yours. What is up with that? (lol) I wished it was "my" hole. I would get rich at just $.50 per fish.
DP

Allright, that's what I want to do...Get everyone pumped up and GET out there!

Hey SH, I'm takin' all the time I've got because pretty soon time is going to be the limiting factor...:mad:

Hey Shadow, that would be too nice...It's just no fun cleaning fish if its not in the 30s with some rain...

And Helmslaw, anytime...Bobberwatcher was supposed to met me out there on Monday afternoon. He's kickin' himself in the head right now...

Chris, thanks for the post/pics, look like yall done pretty good. Congrats.

Hey Chris,

When we gonna eat that nice mess of fish? I was thinkin Sat bout noon.

Way to go!

Nice bunch of fish. I caught fish too ,just smaller at Nimrod. I cleaned mine inside in the kitchen sink.:eek: Good thing I got a real understanding woman .:cool:

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Originally Posted by Slipcork

Hey Chris,

When we gonna eat that nice mess of fish? I was thinkin Sat bout noon.

Way to go!

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We might have to see about that! Whose gonna lay the pole down to go cook 'em though? I may undergo withdrawls if you take my pole away from me.

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

Nice bunch of fish. I caught fish too ,just smaller at Nimrod. I cleaned mine inside in the kitchen sink.:eek: Good thing I got a real understanding woman .:cool:

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It's a good thing you've got room inside, Nimrod. The ol' lady sees the mess that I make outside, so sure sure ain't gonna let me go to work inside...:D

Do y'all usually experience your best fishing of the year during the spawn and post-spawn? I remember last spring and early summer, y'all were on the hogs.

Chris those are some nice crappie. WTG

Kicking myself in the head, butt, poking myself in the eyes, ears, etc...

Way to go Chris, thats some really nice crappie.

LA, wish you were joining us. Gonna be a good time buddy!

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Originally Posted by grubby

Chris those are some nice crappie. WTG

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Hey Grubby, I hope you catch a crappie for every mile you drive to get here. I know Darryl will put a pretty big dent in that number for you. Hope we can get y'all on some Saturday as well.

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Originally Posted by bobberwatcher

Kicking myself in the head, butt, poking myself in the eyes, ears, etc...

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I bet you one thing. You won't be working late next time...:D

Bossman will be in the office next week. I "will" have a conversation... :D

Chris is one day going to be delivering babies or doing brain surgery and the whole time crappie fishing will be on his mind. Great looking mess of crappie.

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Originally Posted by ceb

It's a good thing you've got room inside, Nimrod. The ol' lady sees the mess that I make outside, so sure sure ain't gonna let me go to work inside...:D

Do y'all usually experience your best fishing of the year during the spawn and post-spawn? I remember last spring and early summer, y'all were on the hogs.

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Prespawn should start soon as water temps get 50 +and be good most of the time through post spawn. June, when it gets hot they slow down. What hurts us is cold fronts as it's a shallow lake. Also quick rises being a flood control lake and then the dropping water after the floods. My favorite time is post spawn as the weather is more stable and fishing is more perdictable. Most here target the spawn ,but weather and lake levels are so unperdictable on this lake. Last year March 17 my son and I had a 52 lb string as males were on the bank. The next day the lake started rising and major cold front hit and killed the fishing. Here the spawn fishing can be feast or famine as fish move in or out. Then when it's good the crowds get terribble in the best coves.