Hello, im new to the site, (lake cohoon)
I like this site a lot, I am in norfolk, and luv crappie fishing also, I really like the Idea of "posting" in January about crappie fishing, the winter is the longest season for me, and just to think, there are crappie hunters year around gets the ol blood bubbling.
Anyway, I havent had much luck here, but last year late feb, early march, I went to Lake cohoon, from the bank facing streight out the left branch, and along the front shore, I was able to get a few nice slabs, and to my suprise they were in only 4-6 feet of water, I trolled (rental) along the entire coast with not much luck that day, but every trip I made I seem to come back with a few nice slabs, really early in the year.
Anyone have a better plan, or more productive lake this early in the season.
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good theroy, and good advise
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Originally Posted by Boscoe
I fish Norfolk lakes, Whitehurst, Smith, and Prince. We seem to have the best luck early in the year looking for shallow, dark bottom coves with old logs and stumps on the north and east ends of the lakes where the wind piles up the warmer water. We use micro jigs and flies under slip bobbers early in the year. I'm going to try and post some pics over on the main board Friday of what we use. It sounds like everybody has a different favorite lake and method and they all seem to work. I've caught crappies on a lot of different rigs over the years, I think the key is location and through probing of likely locations. I've seen people motor and fish an entire lake in the time we spend on a couple hundred feet of shoreline early in the year. My buddy has atheory that early in the year fish are looking for two things warmth and food and once theyfind them they don't move much.
I haven't had much luck on whitehurst, in the past years, maybe one crappie
I also like to jig, mostly micro miny's, I fished smith quite a bit, last year was slow for me, the year befor I could't miss lol, coolers of slabs, (from the shore even), but Im going to work cohoon this season, thks for the advise and post.
mike
That would be an awsome lake now
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Originally Posted by IBNFSHN
Mike, I would give anything if they would build another ramp on Lake Kilby. Years ago that used to be some fine Crappie fishing. I can just imagine what it would be like now since its been closed to the public for so long. I would definitely have to come up with another boat if they ever do open it.
I did some follow up on that lake after your post bill, and you are absolutly correct, that would be a fish lake to kill for lol, I see the acidity level and the micro food in that lake is superb for pan fish reproduction.
I was looking on cohoon site, and pulled up a map, but it wouldn't show kilby, it also noted the lake was closed permanently for fishing, but Lake meade shows kilby to be off one arm of the lake and part of portsmouth utilities, seems like its indicating the lakes are interconnected, im thinking maybe a dam is seperating kilby from meade.
oh well, maybe I will check out meade next month instead of cohoon.
Good fishing.
trolling motor or paddles for mead, (no shame here)
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Originally Posted by tahoe 50
Hi people,I am down in currituck. I have fished all the lakes. They are great, have fished all of currituck :( I will be getting both stamps for my boat. I am running a 16' square back canoe with a elec trolling motor. It is very stable to fish from gets in to some tight spots. You all might have seen me out there last year as I was out every weekend. Mead is the best but lots of stumps. Right by the dam is I think the best.
Hey Tahoe 50
sounds like a nice set-up you have there, do you think one of the rentals with the troling motor would be fine on mead due to the stumps, or just raise her up, and go with the paddles?
Also what were you catching on mead ?
I noticed a few boats heading to mead over the years but, it seems most opt for cohoon, I figured better fishing in cohoon...
Anyway, good fishing to you.
