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How would I measure the temperature of the water at depth to find where the crappie are most likely to be. This is in a 133 acre lake(Madison County lake) in north central Alabama vary near the Tennessee state line? And what temp am I looking for?
Thanks,
Wallace
Welcome to the forum!
I love Madison County Lake, just gets very windy at times in that valley. Best way to measure at depth is with a probe you can drop down into the water. For Crappie I find that a fish finder works better. You look for the schools of bait, them fish just above them. This time of year the fish are all over, but should be starting to stage in the brush piles getting ready to make their move shallow. Once the lake stratifies in May or June everything will be suspended in about 10 to 12 feet of water. That's my favorite time to fish the lake spider rigging.
Welcome to the forum.
Welcome to a great forum .some really great folks on here. Crappie start to move towards spawning grounds when the temp starts climbing into the 50's-60. They say that max spawning temp is 68-72 degrees . most folks go with the surface temps. If you don't have electronics to check temp they make all types of thermometers to check the temp with.
I've found that surface temp and deep water temps are close to the same in the mornings unless there has been a dramatic air temp change overnight. A windy day will rotate the water in a lake in about 8 hrs
I don't want to drag the boat around any longer It's got a fish finder permanently mounted that is too much trouble to remove.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ditch Basser
For Madison County Lake, right now I'd recommend just using the "bent pole" method. They are catching.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wallace Carey
My friends son caught 10 nice ones there yesterday.from the bank fishing brush.
Thanks And your right about the wind there I was out yesterday morning and left at 10am because of the rentless wind. I think my bobber reached 10 knots at times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ditch Basser
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Originally Posted by Damion Kidd
What does he use for bait minnows or jigs???
Jigs.i think he was using Bobby garland monkey milk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wallace Carey
Well if he wishes to share his method or sweet spots I'm all ears.Quote:
Originally Posted by Damion Kidd
Wallace
I'll see what I can find out tomorrow at work.
Just about all the points has prush piles most used to be marked with a jug. Cast you a jig 1/32nd into the brush pile count it down till you hit the brunch pile then you will know how deep to fish it .A slow and steady one thousand one one thousand two ect. You will loose some jigs but that's part of it.if you getting hung you r where the fish are .then when you figure out the depth of the brush pile you can put you a float on above your jigs at the determined depth And fish it over the brush pile.
I'm thinking about taking my girlfriends nephew thers this weekend.hes wanting to go fishing bad.ive never fished there but don't want to take him where I normally go for safety reasons.hes only 7
Thank you, is he using a boat or fishing from the bank?
Madison County lake would be perfect for a young child. With their extremely gradual sloping banks and docks and points to fish from. It is listed as a Alabama handicapped approved fishing pond. I don't think that I have ever seen a safer fishing hole to take a child to.
How many feet do you estimate each one thousand (second) a 1/32 jig falls? IE: how many feet down would 10 one thousand's be?
He is fishing from the bank.fishing visible brush.
Should be approx 10'
I've been going out mostly at daybreak. Would there be any advantage to waiting till a little later?
I've seen a couple of gallon plastic milk jugs just off the points but didn't know what they were.
Them jugs marking brush . Most time to me it seams like first and last light is always best but they do bite in the middle of the of the sometimes.
What does it cost to fish there?
A sunrise to sunset permit is $3 per day with 12 minnows they charge me $5 .They have a fair stocked bait shop there also. The guy that runs the bait shop says he has seen some 20 Crappy long stringers but then again he is in biz to sell bait too. But I've not had a day that good yet this year. I'm going again in the early AM in the morning.....will chime in with results.
Woke to a cold damp and windy day with 0 intrest in braving the elements. Rolled over and cancelled the days plans.
Sounds like a good choice !.things ought to be on the up swing after tomorrow night!
Did you try any this weekend?
I ended up staying in this weekendQuote:
Originally Posted by Damion Kidd
Me too.wanted to go but never got the chance.