Fished for about 3.5 hours on the banks. Had to move around to find them. It's about a month late but the season is finally here.
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Fished for about 3.5 hours on the banks. Had to move around to find them. It's about a month late but the season is finally here.
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The spawn at Smithville is always the week before or week of Mother’s Day.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFishAssassin
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Good catch
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I normally just go by water temp since these winters are changing drastically in the midwest.Quote:
Originally Posted by KCcrappie
Thank you! It's my first fish since I took some time off back in 2016!Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Here are some photos from me and my friends back in early April 2015.
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Nice job! Any particular part of the lake?
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All the marina docks because of easy access.. I haven't fished any of the bridges in about 5 years but the bridges are just as good around the brush piles.
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Went out again last night and caught about half a limit before the rain came in. Decent 10s.
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Spent an hour and a half today and caught limit. These fish are 10"+ but still small compared to many other years.
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Man, you're knocking em!
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It was pretty crowded out there and multiple people caught their limits before me. Lots of eggs in them right now.
How did the eggs look?
Tasty! Fried whole.Quote:
Originally Posted by basscatman
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This was from Wednesday last week. It was tough but I ended up catching limit. Other folks out there got maybe 3-8 max. Haven't been out there since but I'm moving on to Bluegills and Catfish as soon as the rain clears. It's a jungle right now with everything biting. Never seen this many fish active at once so the weather must be changing things.
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Thanks for the reports and pics. Almost started to go up to the Ville then I thought about the high launch fees and decided not to. Rather spend less on extra fuel and go to Truman.
Lost an 8+ pound Catfish tonight when my leader snapped. Was a little depressing but I ended up going home with two nice dinner pieces. Catfish are coming in and feeding on the banks along with Bluegills.
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Picked up a limit of Bluegills for the Grandparents. Not as fun as Crappie, but its the only action you'll find right now. Very disappointed I didn't leave with any Catfish. Most likely will come back in the Fall for some Crappie before winter.
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thats a fine looking mess of gills! some very good eating!
Caught a 5lb Catfish and a 9" Bluegill. Almost hit my Bluegill limit today.
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Good job
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Nice!!!
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Are these bluegill coming out of Smithville?
Yes, I only fish Smithville.
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Took a final batch today in the afternoon in two hours. Should be enough for the grandparents to enjoy. It's getting way too hot out there. Will see you all for fall time Crappie....
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