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Thats not his home he from okc. Anything heard good things about arcadia?
Well, it's my home away from home. Went there yesterday. and I predict a nice future in a year or two, judging from the nice crop of dinks I got. Next couple of years, they should be nice-sized fish. Did come home with 9 keepers to 12 inches. Only other person at the dock was a young lad who got a bunch of dinks and two of the keepers that I came home with. Nice to visit with a young lad who prefers fishing over video games.
I try and make it down this weeks.maybe you catch them again.good luck skyQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigskyfisherman
Went with a friend this afternoon. We got about 25 dinks and 7 keepers to 12 inches. Planning on being there tomorrow about 2:45. Maybe see you there, Ck6. They say the bite starts between 8 and 9 AM, but I work in the morning most days. I'm happy to just get out, get a few pulls on the pole, and visit with some nice people.
Ck6, if you made it there yesterday but didn't see me, I only made it as far as Covell road, where I got the first flat tire ever on my 1988 Toyota. The jack wouldn't lift high enough, and the lowering mechanism for the spare tire was rusted up solid. My son came to the rescue, and got a new tire. Unfortunately, it was getting dark by the time we were shipshape. Maybe catch you another time.
Sorry for the bad luck BigSky. 1988 I’d say you had a good ride!
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Sounds like a busy day yeh the highway dept.needs to a better job keeping road clear. Im coming to there soon.good luck sky
Got two reports. Last week, I hit the dock during the hurricane (or at least it felt like one). The pencils were swinging to and fro, and the dock was rocking and rolling. Had to lean on the rail to keep from losing my balance. The worst of it was that I didn't get a bump. But I DID have the lake to myself.
Then this afternoon, I fished with Ken, Todd's dad, and several other fellows. Nobody beat up on them (the fish, that is), but we all got a few crappie. Tried the new mayfly, but no hits. Chartreuse/pink and black/chartreuse netted about 10 dinks and 5 nice keepers to 12 1/4 inches. Eggs were really well developed, but fish were mostly at 14-19 feet.
I'm new to fishing CB but is there any good brush piles this time of year on the water that are holding crappie. Been out a little this week and not seeing that much on the fish finder and only snagged 1 catfish so far.
I'd give you some tips if I had a boat, but I only fish the dock. Other guys have posted in the past that there is a wall or fence or something in front of the dam. It supposedly holds a lot of crappie. Good luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunt4game29
I think Bigsky is confused. There is nothing, not brush, no fence/wall or crappie along the dam. Probably best to find a new lake to target crappie!!!! :)
Yes there is some structure along the dam, go parallel with the dam in 18-20' of water and you will see it. If you have side imaging, you may try that in the depths i mentioned and at a range of 60' on either side and you cant miss it. Last week it was holding a lot of crappie and most were above it about 3'. There are also brush piles in most coves,, some timber on the north side of turkey hollow (the cove on the north side of the dam) put your time in, drive slow and you will find some good structure from rocks, standing timber and brush that will hold fish.
H4G29, I almost posted that the guy who would have the best info would be swollencrappie, but I didn't want to put him on the spot. As to being confused, that IS my normal state, at least according to the wife. My reference to wall or whatever comes from posts that I have seen other guys make, although some guys have said that they don't know what it is, but it's there. Again, good luck.
Here is a little shot of the wall/fence/cable that I took a few years ago. As you can see it holds some good numbers of fish and it is not uncommon to find several spots like this when the fish are starting to group up real good. It goes along prob 80% of the dam. There is some structure (persimmon trees) at different spots on the fence/wall, you wont have a problem finding them with your finder if you are cruising along the fence. You will also find some spots where it stops and just a few feet later it starts again, those spots can produce good numbers at times also. Sorry the quality isnt the best, it was a older unit but gives you an idea. this is where it starts on the south end
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Thanks guys we will try it out some this weekend. Yesterday the only number of fish we saw was right off the fishing dock between that and the rock point was a bunch in about 21' of water. Looked like they were bunched up right off the dock.
Gave it another shot this afternoon. 5 keepers that I donated to a young lad, and 34 dinks. There were shad flipping on the surface. A brown grebe was picking them off. Nearly everyone caught quite a few dinks and zero to four keepers.
Hit it again this afternoon w/ Lance, the son-in-law. He got this 13.5 incher in about 3 seconds after he first dropped his beaver bottom to 20 feet, only to not get another fish, despite using about ten different jigs. I got 7, but only one big one, mostly at 12-14 feet. The guys with minnows slayed the little ones. Fluke and orange/yellow were working.
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We ended up catching a few over off some brush in Turkey hollow cove. But nothing to make me want to go over there every day right now. Hopefully they start to pick up soon.
Spent yesterday afternoon on LCB with my youngest son; he landed his first crappie (with assistance, but that’s one of my jobs, right?) so that made the trip for me! I also had the privilege of taking BigSkyFisherman out on the boat with me for a few hours...he’s a great guy & I look forward to our next opportunity to fish together again.
As far as a report, we were along the face of the dam, south of the pump station in 12-20 FOW. We probably caught less than a dozen fish total, mostly short crappie (one keeper) with a few hybrids and sandies mixed in as well. Water temp was in the low-50s. Electric Chicken or Pink and Chart. seemed to be the preferred colors.
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We had a lot of fun, especially the young lad. He seemed to divide his time between fishing and raiding the snack cooler. We marked a lot of fish, but couldn't maintain a slow enough speed to be effective. We did best when we snugged up close to the dam, out of the wind, and cut the trolling motor. I too am looking forward to fishing again with JMDenney and meeting more of his family.
Nice report, looks like the kiddo had fun!
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Hit the dock late yesterday afternoon, using Beaver Bottoms in several different colors. Five keepers, but the only one over 11" was a 13.5". Lost two bigger fish. The little guys started hitting at about 4' about 1/2 hour before sundown.
Dinks biting all afternoon. Big fish started biting after sundown. Got ten good ones on monkey milk and and a dark gray/light gray jig, mostly on the jig.
Hit it one more time before heading to St. Louis to watch a grandson play baseball, and to spend four days fishing at Truman Lake for crappie, hybrids, and slimy fish. Got 15 fish, seven keepers to 13 inches. Just above the brush, and swimming the jig back and forth. Used Mardi Gras beaver bottom and a dark gray/light gray jig. Gray jig got most of the fish. The first fish had a live minnow in its mouth, so I tipped a jig with the minnow and got two fish on it.
Hey, Jason. Shout out to Jack for making the news article from the Fish and Wildlife Department.
Made it home from five days of fishing at Truman Lake. We really killed 'em. So I had to get back to CB. They were really biting just above the brush. A purple/pink marabou jig, Cherry Mash Beaver Bottom, and Cajun Cricket accounted for about 45 fish. Kept 21, mostly 11.5" to 14 1/4". Most people didn't get very many, whether fishing jigs or minnows. Black/chartreuse tipped with crappie nibbles seemed to work best for those who did catch fish. Might hit Eufaula tomorrow with a buddy.Attachment 298955
Thanks, Eric! It took him almost 10 minutes to land that fish. And except for running the net, it was all him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigskyfisherman
Hit it from 3:45 to 8:30. Lots of big fish caught. Kept 12 that were mostly 12"-13.5". A couple of other guys got some in the 15 inch range. Most of the big ones came in a 15 minute stretch, just above the brush. There were a few fish on the banks, but mostly dinks.
15" fish for LCB is a good fish. Glad to hear there are some bigger fish being caught. I can remember when catching a 13"-14" fish was a bigger fish and it didn't happen very often. Keep the good reports coming Bigsky. One of these days I will catch you out there or we can get something worked out to meet up out there.
Got 25 good ones, males 12-12 1/2" and females 13-14". Brown/pink hair jig, black/red, and red/white worked best. Kinda different to have a hot, calm day.
Bigsky. I need some tips on what kind of jigs to tie any help is appreciated?
There is a thread on the main forum called: Jig pictures. Some of my better jigs are shown on pages 35, 36, 39, and 42. There are hundreds of jigs that members have posted on that thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappiekey6
I started tying when I attended the free classes at Bass Pro Shops. I am always experimenting and have used all kinds of materials, including my wife's yarn. Some of the materials that you don't see too often include peacock herl and pheasant tail. That combo is a killer. Some of my material comes from Bass Pro (expensive), Crazy Angler, and others. Skiptomylu is a very knowledgeable guy and has a lot of tying materials, including arctic fox, which is better than marabou, but more expensive.
Hope this helps. If you would like more info, please pm me.
Fished Lake Carl Blackwell for a couple hours last night and kept 16 and had several small males that I threw back. Fished about 4-6' off the rocks casting along the bank with slip cork and 1/16oz Chart/White hair jig with garlic SlabSlobber about 2.5' under float. Slow retrieve back and they were hammering it. Lost 4 good ones bringing them in. Also caught 3 LMB and 1 big saugeye. 2 biggest fish in pic are just over 12". Was a great time for just a couple hours of fishing.
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Another good evening on Carl Blackwell. This time I got to enjoy it with my better half. Some good fish all ip shallow. Beaver bottom bait (believe called Bone meal) casting out and retrieving as close to the rocks as i could keep it. Lots of people out fishing both boat and bank.
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not sure how to delete the sideways picture. I hit edit and it removed it from the edit, but not from original.
Nice fish, nice pics, nice better half.
Got ten good fish and about 18 dinks, all on a small brown/pink hair jig. Friend and I took turns losing some very nice fish. At least that leaves more fish to spawn. Came home with almost all males. Nice big moon.
Fished LCB yesterday from 6:30-11pm. Kept 12 fish 10.5" or better with BF being 15". All caught shallow on Beaver bottom bait in Bone Meal with bladed jighead and a squirt of Slabslobber from time to time. Several people fishing the banks yesterday until dark and then it started to clear out some. There is an endless amount of 6" males anywhere there are rocks it seems like. They are kind of a pain in the @#& honestly. For me, the best bite was between 7 and 8:15. Bigsky, I never seen you. What time were you there? I fished rocks all along path to fish house and then the rocks near the boat launch with the dock.
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sc, we were there from about 5:30 to 9:30. I fished the rocks for a short time, then the dock, then back in the bay (rocks and weeds). You'll know I'm there if you see my old yellow Toyota rustbucket.
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