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Heading down from Louisville, Ky to Lewis smith lake to fish for crappie for the first time with some buddies. Gonna put in at the ramp by CULLMAN and Lewis Smith park our first day out on Friday. We'll be throwing jigs. I'm guessing with the water being so clear that lighter colored jigs would be a good start?????? Any info will be appreciated!!!!
You have picked the hardest lake in the state to try and catch crappie. I tried it once and only caught 1 fish.
Lol I fish there regularly and catch between 200 to 300 each year we usually use tuffy minnows or jigs with chartreuse tail and maybe white Don't use shinners so you will probably need to to go to Decatur to get them because no one at the lake has tuffies
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I've never fished Smith, like Roger said it has a reputation for being tuff. I would look into some of the other lakes if possible,if not I would go with low-vis line and natural colors like blue ice. If you come to logan Martin , Nelly Henry, wedowee or westpoint I will help you out just pm me.
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Drive an hour north and fish Guntersville. You will catch more
Agree with Guntersville and/or Wheeler if an option for you, Smith Lake is a beautiful lake but tough for Crappie unless you absolutely know someone willing to share some secrets with you.Quote:
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Don't want to be a party pooper, but Smith is not where you want to try and crappie fish, unless you are extremely familiar with the lake, and then it will be a grind. I live on the lake, and I drive to G'ville, Logan Martin, or Weiss, to crappie fish most of the time. But if you are determined to give it a try, then go up the creeks, and stay off of main lake. There is no cover on the main lake.
Sorry to hear that No one can catch crappie at Smith I live in Decatur and have never had that problem even when I didn't know anything about the lake
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Well to be fair I have heard people say that about wedowee to and I catch fish fine there so give it a try .
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I might do that always looking for a new place and a new challenge I wasn't trying to be a SA just saying it's not that bad as people make it out to be
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I catch a few on Smith but stay up the creeks, main lake has always been tough for me. I mostly fish rock white oak and crooked, casting blow downs during the day and lights at night. Hadn't been in awhile so I have no idea what they ate doing right now. Smith has really improved the last couple years. It's not as "gin" clear as it use to be so that helps a lot with catching fish. Good luck, let us know if you catch'em
I agree exactly with that blow downs and you will find root balls up in the creeks I'll be there tomorrow and give a update Prater4586 would you be interested in going sometime soon as I mostly fish crooked and have never done the light thing but would love to learn
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Just have to find some time to go novalee, I've been catching them pretty good on the river will be after the spawn before i go to Smith. I would appreciate the report. If you get a chance run up rock under sway back about a mile and there is a huge timber slide on the left that came off the bank. You can't miss it. There's trees in the water from 20ft deep all the way up to the bank, give it a try sometime.
I've heard that if you can find some sunken brush you'll do okay. Additionally I've heard that light hair jigs out produce other jigs. Hope that helps.
True if you put in at the park when you back the boat in look left and go that direction then on the right there is a slough on the right with houses fish there we caught about 20 today on minnows and white with black flakes or blue and white with a curly tail
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Nice catch novalee. Think I'm gonna hit the river in the morning see if I can do anything in the muddy water