Crappie about done for the year

Went to our crappie lake today and res is way down. Part I like to fish the water is 4' to 6' or so deep. Boat ramp isn't gonna work much longer they keep pulling the water out. Did end up with 25 fish for about 2 1/2 hr so worked out all right there. Fish were mostly 10+inch's, big improvement over earlier when they were right at 8". Gonna start earlier next year. Like soon as the boat ramps open. Used two ultra light rods today, it was a blast with those bigger fish. Hope the hold over get's us some bigger fish next year. Really amazing how much bigger the filet's are with these fat 10" fish. Bad part about the res is it's a 2 hr drive from here one way!

Crappie are NEVER done, they're just harder to catch different times of year

No way to access lake when the water is drawn down?

fishing only gets better with low pool. go find new spots. even better take pics of the good areas exposed by low pool.

fish in a barrel is the word …...best crappie ketchn known to mankind is when the lake is about to dry flat up ….lesson one

I'd been planning on fishing them through the winter but doesn't look like I;ll be able to get the boat in the lake. Really really getting low. I guess I could start bank fishing for them but a lot of lake it would take a long time to get to walking.

kayak or canoe would be highly portable

I was thinking canoe. I have a 16' Coleman only problem is it's pretty heavy. Might see if I can get close enough with my pickup to get there.

There are some diy wheel kits for canoes and kayaks on Youtube

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A kayak cart will save your back & prevent a lot of aggravation.

It's all about desire, you gotta want to.

The fishing when the water's low won't be much better. You think you were happy with the 10" fish you caught...there's bigger out there.

Jim

I will look that up. The 10" fish I caught were a lot of fun on my ultra light. Hoping for bigger one's to come. Thiking next spring these fish will be even bigger!

All kind of ways to make a canoe a lot more fishable. I have a 14' Old Town Guide series that is stabke enough for me to stand up and paddle it.

2 hr drive one way. Sounds like a good time for a flat bottom boat and a camping/ fishing trip

When I aquired my kayak I made a two wheeled cart for less than $30.00. Two pnuematic dolly wheel assy.'s, (mine came from Harbor Freight), A length of 3/4" all thread (Lowe's), alomg with 4ea. flat washers and 4 ea. nylock nuts, a 10' length of pvc pipe and a left over Pool Noodle. Use a 3/4 inch ratchet strap to hold kayak to cart. It took a short time and my yak was extremely mobile...Same thing can be done for your canoe. Good luck and happy fishing...

when lakes are drawn down you have to use different tactics but hunting them up is fun and rewarding. fewer places to be and more concentrated and when you find them they usually are ready to EAT. Problem is with the fisherfolk. we get so used to doing one thing like fishing from a boat in certain spots you could miss out on a different experience that could be even better. Good luck in figuring this out!

When we bought our place up by T hill in MO fishing was entirely different than on lakes we were used to and took us a few years to adjust. but now that I went out on a mission and made friends with the local guru's who shared their knowledge and crappie beds we do very well now. parked the boat and fish off the bank all the time and during the winter is best and biggest crappie.