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Hi everyone, new to this forum. Just curious if this is a good time of year to fish lake Carl Blackwell? Still trying to learn Crappie fishing, I’m used to a completely different style of fishing but now live in this area and need to learn new techniques. I do have a boat. Thanks
It seems like 3-4 weeks ago it was doing good.
I have no current data.
You might as well go give it a try, and then post us a report.
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Itsahog I sent you a PM.
I fished LCB a couple times over the past few weeks from my boat. I did so good, the next time out I drove another 30 miles and went to Kaw. ��. I don’t know what it is about Carl Blackwell & me, but we just ain’t figured each other out yet.
Thanks for the replies. I have not had a chance to go yet, between work and the weather, not been much of an opportunity for me. SwollenCrappie gave me a few pointers, When I do get a chance to go I will definitely post a fishing report here. I would be interested in learning about Kaw too. Is that a decent Crappie lake? I just have a lot to learn. Thx all
edit: I just read the Kaw Lake thread, looks like it is a great crappie lake, maybe I can make it up there someday.
FWIW, I was there today. Brought home 7 over 9”, biggest fish were 11”. Threw back a bunch of short fish. Caught most of mine on a 2” monkey milk on a 1/16oz pink jighead tipped with a small minnow. The bite wasn’t real aggressive, they were just kind of mouthing the bait. From talking with some of the regulars, it sounds like there’s been some brush added within the last week, so maybe the fishing will pick up.
Fished Carl Blackwell from the dock Saturday. Caught 60 or so but only 3 were keepers. One gentleman gave 5 of his and I gave what i had in my bucket to Charles Jones (the one who makes punch bait for catfish) when I left. I haven't fished for 3 weeks and I couldn't help but have a smile on my face the whole time even though 6-7 inch fish were everywhere.
Fished it a couple of days ago. Got 6 keepers to 11" and 35 dinks. My wife's purple yarn/pink marabou worked best. All of the keepers were totally stuffed with shad.
thanks to Bigskyfisherman for showing me places to fish Lake CB.
I had a great time and Bigskyfisherman caught about 25 to my 1 (one).
It was good to meet another crappie fisherman.
thanks again.
Crappie.com has provided me with another fishing friend. B_man was expecting me to get him on the fish,but after he only got one, I'm not sure that he will not be looking for a better guide next time out:bash. And B did listen to all my stories without complaining about his ears hurting:). BTW, it was 25-1, but 24 of mine were dinks. Some of the people with minners did better, sizewise.
Tell us about the steamed ginger cooking method Sky. Redge thinks you may have something there.
To tell the truth, I don't prepare it myself. My friends that I give the fish to, are the ones who prepare it. But I will ask them the specifics and get back with the info. BTW, we hit CB yesterday. I got 19, but on;y two keepers. I'm not going to report how many B got. There WERE a couple of guys who did well on the keepers, on gray BGs. Mine were on an orange ice spoon.
How do you fish that ice spoon Sky?
I'll bet a pump and flutter pattern and the fish suck it in on the drop.
SLOWWWWWWWWWWly upward. Tried pump and flutter, which didn't work as well as a steady drawing upward. They don't thump it. Using a thin metal strike detector on the end of your rod is the best way to detect a bite. Most guys use a single action reel, so they can crank it more slowly. Many guys are making them and selling them, or you can get them online. I have seen lots of colors work. Black/orange, black/green, blue/pink, white/black, all orange, chartreuse/white w metal flake, and others have been some of the most effective. Hope this helps.
Got the dope (make that info) on the ginger steamed crappie. Wei says I couldn't do it properly, because it takes perfect timing on how long to steam it, based on the size of each fish. But you just make a ginger sauce by cutting thin strips and mashing them. Scale the crappie, pour the sauce on top, and steam. Make sure you eat the cheeks and the eyeballs.
Got a pretty good mess today, including 3 at 13.5 inches.
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Hand-tied jig, Orange head/ variegated black and orange chenille/pink marabou and an orange ice jig worked equally well.
A friend and I decided to night fish. We tried from about 6 PM to 4:45 AM. Lots of people, then only a few, then filling up about 4 AM. Nobody doing much good. Friend got 3 keepers and a bunch of dinks. I lost four keepers and caught 73 dinks. Uses various ice spoons and jigs. Rained most of the night. Might have to go after some slimers.
That’s a nice mess on the 5TH BigSky
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Dock closed to inside fishing. Outside fishing allowed with 6 ft. spacing between fishermen. They dropped some brush on the outside yesterday.
Bigger fish hiding. Got 62 dinks and one keeper, plus 7 bluegills, 2 warmouth, 1 channel cat, and 1 bass. Quite a few people. 6-ft spacing observed, except for those who rode together. Nobody catching fish of any size.
Hoping the weather and everything else straightens up soon so I can try my hand at catching some Crappi, has anybody been out recently? It’s been a different year, that’s an understatement.
Pretty dead. Fish being caught out of boats at about 15'.
Sky you remember that spot we talked about last week, you need to be there next week buddy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigskyfisherman