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Water was 61 degrees when I left yesterday. Crappie fishing was good. They are Starring to get fat. Got into a lot of perch also. Wish they were Lake Erie size!! lol. Spent most the day chasing baitfish in 15-20 fow. That's where all my bigger fish came from.
I am assuming you were out during the day?
I went out weds night and tried a different spot up toward the north campground. It was my first time ever being skunked at CC [emoji853]. I tried a couple different areas and didn't even have a bite. I was marking plenty of fish but just couldn't get them to play.
Am hoping to go out again tonight.
Yeah I fished during the day and then a couple hrs after dark..... Once darkness hit everything stopped biting. Just like you, I was marking fish, just couldn't get hardly any to bite. I'm wondering if they are gorging themselves through the day more now. ��Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieDreamer
Sunday night they were popping the surface where I was fishing but had a hard time triggering a bite. I couldn't see what they were feeding on, although I did see a few minnows around my lights
Well good luck! Let me know how it goes. Do you normally fish the North end of the lake or the South? I know you said you fished the North the other night. Just wondering....
I sent you a PM
Went to the creek last night. Not a boat trailer or car in sight at the Furnas Shores ramp. I had the whole lake to myself... What's up with that?
Water temp was right at 59, which was SIGNIFICANTLY warmer than the air. With a very slight breeze, "smoke" was eerily drifting across the surface.
I revisited a new area I had recently discovered. I decided to experiment with my lights (LED strip on the side of the boat and two homemade submersible sticks). Recent comments from a fellow fisherman made me wonder if my lights were too bright for some water conditions. I first tried the side strip only, then one and then two sticks. The size of the fish I caught didn't seem to be affected. Maybe the cold front had more of an impact?
In 15-20FOW I was mostly catching crappie 8-1/2", but a few over 9. For some reason, the gills were more interested last night, but none of significant size. I got tired of the dinks and gills so I moved to more familiar and productive areas closer to the ramps.
Jigging seem most productive near the bottom. There wasn't as much surface action as other nights. I didn't end up trying deeper water that I normally fished through the summer. Maybe I should have?
No white bass or perch were caught this trip, but I did catch one small drum.
Overall minnows under a bobber produced more fish than jigs did. Overall count was around 45 fish, with a small batch of eaters to take home.
I may try again one night this weekend...
Had a good day today... Water temp was 57 and the fish were biting as long as you could find them. Caught saugeye and crappie. Started out fishing for saugeye. Caught 4. All about the same size. Biggest was 19". Switched to crappie fishing around noon. Didn't keep count of the crappie. The biggest today was just a tad under 13". Most were between 9-10". But even the 9" crappie were pigs. They are definitely feasting right now. Used jigs and minnows. Switched to jigs once the white bass started moving in. Most of the bites were pretty aggressive. All the fish I caught were tight to the bottom. Fish were in 15-20 fow depending on the sun/cloud cover. All fish were thrown back except for one saugeye which I'm eating now.
Was out Sat. the 12th first time I fished this lake in years .Water temp was 57-59 did catch a bunch took home 10, 9-11 inch. 15 to 17 fow scatterd from 8 ft down. All keepers were about a ft off bottom.
What was your weapon of choice?
Minnows
Water temp last night was 56-57 degrees. Bite was active in north end at onset of evening but dropped off after sunset. Caught fish from 12 to 25 FOW.
Moved to Furnas boat ramp area. Only one couple fishing there. They said that they had just arrived but others were there ahead of them and supposedly didn't catch much.
The bite was slow until the moon rose about about 1/4 of the way.
Ended up catching about 30 crappie for the trip. Largest was about 12-1/2".
Kept 3 good sized white bass to eat. Never had them so I thought I'd give it a try.
Fished the mid lake area Friday night. The water was still 56-57 degrees. When I first arrived, there was a steady breeze, but the lake wasn't too bad (no white caps).
There was one small group fishing one of the docks, another came later but neither stayed all that long.
I decided to try somewhat close to shore, thinking the wind might keep the baitfish there. Fished in 17-25FOW. Mainly caught fish 1-3ft off the bottom. I was using both minnows under a bobber and a double jig rig. The jigs with Monkey Milk baby shad out performed the minnows. However, when the wind and waves picked up, it was tough to detect light bites on the bobber. There were times that I discovered I was "fishing on credit" and hadn't seen the bite that did it.
At 12:30am a brief rain show came through. This didn't seem to affect anything. Around 1:30 the wind picked up more, changed from the SE to be out of the SW and was noticeably colder. My two anchors weren't holding very well and I kept moving from my spot.
Finally called it a night when the waves became very rough and it was starting to rain again. The trip back to the dock was very wet (mostly from the splashing waves coming over by bow).
I ended up catching 35+ crappie. Most were hugging 8-3/4 to 8-7/8 :-(. I did manage a small mess to take home.
No WB, saugeye or perch were harmed on this outing, only crappie.
Meant to include picture of bait...
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Glad to hear someone is getting out in their boat ... I'm 50/50 on selling mine! Just do not get on the water like I did a few years ago ...Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieDreamer
I went out late afternoon and stayed into the early evening. Water temp had dropped to 52.
I tried a new area in the north pool. My second fish was 11" and I thought I was into them. Nope! Just dinks after that :-(
No one was fishing the north pool ramp, but one person with lights was fishing the Furnas Ramp. The bite was slow when I visited but was told there was better action just after dark.
Lots of structure has been exposed around the shore do to dropping lake level. I've though maybe I should tour the perimeter to learn where some new good spots might be.
Has anyone ever used a GoPro and filmed the perimeter? I don't own one.
If you are fishing from a boat and have GPS, mark waypoints where the exposed structure is. if not take a map with you and take pictures of the structure and then mark the spots on the map. Come spring you'll be glad you did!Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieDreamer
Headed to the creek tonight. The Marathon gas station on 73 has stopped selling minnows for the winter :-( Fortunately I had some with me that I had been nursing at home for a couple of weeks.
All of the docks at the ramps have been removed for the winter. That made launching the boat a bit of a pain.
Water temperature was 47 degrees, air temperature was 33. Fished a cove and caught a total of 28 crappie, had 9 keepers with the largest being just over 11". I caught twice as many with a minnow under a bobber than I did with jigs. Was fishing in 20-22FOW, caught most at 11ft, but some at 5-6ft under the lights when it got dark.
I was there yesterday also, water temp 45/46 caught close to 100 with 54 keepers in 3 hrs , mostly blacks, all on jigs!
Great day to fish, only 3 boats at dock, only saw 1 other boat!
Fun day, wasn't going to fish, just went to check out new depth finder, but since they were biting stayed longer.
Have been to CC 2 times in last week. Each day caught 150-200 crappie. Kept 56 1st day, 59 second day. Mostly blacks over 10" but had many whites over 11". No problem catching fish. Have been doing better on East Fork for size. All fish caught on jigs and crappie nibbles.Quote:
Originally Posted by waterwolf
Went to the creek for a couple of hours today. I'm not sure about the north end, but the middle (south of 73 bridge) is completely open. Water temp was 42.
Motored around a bit and finally found some fish in 40 to 60 FOW. I caught a few 5-10 ft off the bottom but only 1 was over 9". I might try again tomorrow.
Which ramp did you launch from? Any problems with ice at the ramps?
I'm going to try and go out Sunday or Monday depending upon rain.
I went out yesterday afternoon. Water temp was right at 40.5. No ice anywhere. Marked lots of fish just off of North Pool ramp. Couldn't get anything to bite.
Moved around to several locations with same luck. Ended up near 73 bridge and started to catch a few close to sundown. Most were small, but ended up with half a dozen keepers. They were deep in 40-50 FOW.