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Made the trip to Arkabutla. stayed till almost lunch time, had 1 keeper and 4 throw backs. Talked to and saw 4 others fishing and they didn't have any luck. Used to catch some good fish there but the last several years its been tough. I tried spider rigging jigs and minnows and pulling cranks, I did catch the one 14" keeper on a crank. I am done with butla until it gets better in a few years. I am thinking its been fished out guys.
Your right.. Check back in a few years. 😊😊
I think it is just this hot weather. I have had a tough summer catching crappie also. Maybe when it cools down some in October the crappie fishing will be better. Fishing for me is a win win situation as to say when I don't catch them I don't have to clean them and when I do catch them I get to eat em. Thanks for sharing the fishing report.
That is EXACTLY what I tell myself. It's not a lie and man does it ever make those ZERO days feel better.Quote:
Originally Posted by scrat
For every good day on Butla, expect several really bad ones...She will humble the best man out there...But when it is good..it is real good..If you don't fish..you won't ever see the good..Scrat nailed it
Well I'm gonna get about 5 days worth of it next week, we will see.
Tuesday I caught 3 keepers and about 7 throw backs. Longlining musscuna.
1-121/4 keeper. Tossed it back for another day.
Ain't no sense in pre fishing much! Gonna be a totally different lake come next weekend!Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
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Don't get sucked down the drain Mr. Rees :-)
They don't have to worry about me pestering them no more for awhile. I'm on the red meat until further notice... Lol
Don't feel bad, we went to a Crappie factory lake today, caught zilch!!
Gonna be a REALLY different lake with the current AND the predicted 15-20 mph winds. [emoji4]Quote:
Originally Posted by ducker
What current, they won't really gap her open till Oct 1Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
What wind?
They told us Sept. 6th. Next Tuesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
Maybe so, looking at the curve schedule only gonna take a foot off her in September, thats nothing, sun will almost do that.