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Went out yesterday around 12 bridge to Horseshoe Bend. Fish are right on bottom. Very aggressive. We had a very good spawn, caught 15 six inch fish & 3 nice slabs. Not too bad for a couple late afternoon hours. Hopefully with the water dropping it will continue to improve. Hope everyone else is gettting on some good fish.
Hey Shores! How deep were you catching them? I was in Prairie Creek today and I graphed a whole herd of them on a creek ledge down 20'. I caught a few keepers out of that under a slip float down 15' over the man made brush piles. The rest of them would'nt open their mouths! Hows the water look down there?
Looking a little better here at Beaver Shores. I've kind of jumped ship and went donw to the white to catch a few of the small slabs down there. Been catchin them any where from 12-20 feet. I wonder when the prestage will begin. I'm gettin anxious. How bout you. Good luck & see ya out there.
Looking a little better here at Beaver Shores. I've kind of jumped ship and went down to the white to catch a few of the small slabs down there. Been catchin them any where from 12-20 feet. I wonder when the prestage will begin. I'm gettin anxious. How bout you. Good luck & see ya out there.
Went out Saturday real windy & cold caught a limit of nice fish. Still hanging out on the bottom in 20 ' of water. Lots of little one's still getting in the way.
I fished Monte-Ne and Horseshoe Bend today. I probably caught 50 fish but only about a limit and a half kept! A lot of short fish. They are moving up in the brush up near the bank later in the day. I found some water in Monte-Ne that was 51.8 degrees! Still no luck on jigs, minnows only!
I have'nt had any luck with jigs either. I've been catching a lot of walleye in the coves where i generally find crappie suspended. Fish are holding at 15 to 18 feet deep. If it is'nt real cold i'll look again today.
I won't be out till Friday, I have a guide trip planned. I will probably put in at Monte-Ne and fish around that area. I hope the fishing is as good as it was on Tuesday!
Hello guys,
I was thinking of trying my luck down around Blue Springs early next week, has anyone heard any fishing reports down there?
Welcome aboard!Quote:
Originally Posted by OzarkJeep
Blue Springs should be hot now! I haven'y been down that way lately but I bet if you fish the lay downs and brush on the north side you should be in business. The rest of the lake has seen good shallow water fishing. Let us know how you do!
Blue springs has been fairly good for 3 weeks. If you can find room there to fish. Also further down the white river towards the buzzard hole has been fairly effective. Although everything has been right off of the bottom. According to fishing report fish should be moving shallow by this weekend. Let the slaying begin.
Thanks for the warm welcome!
Shores, I assume you mean its going to be crowded down there? I havent been fishing down there in several years.
I am not fameliar with buzzard hole, is that up stream or down from Blue Springs?
We can put in at sonora or behind Bryces if those access ramps are still open.
I will report back the results, the weather is looking good for Tuesday, but rain the 2 days before.
Fished blue springs & the buzzard hole last saturday. Caught a limit of fish off of the bottom. The smaller fish seemed to stay around 6 to 12 feet. Have'nt been back down this week to know if anything has changed. I'm going to fish the 12 bridge area today, hook line & sinker bait shop claims they have been hitting jigs at 6 '. We'll see. Check back with all you beaver & White river slab hunters tonite.
Jigs are working at about that depth. I caught 6 keepers right there at the bridge where the game and fish sinks all the Christmas trees. I used a chartreuse/black 1.5" beaver tail on a 1/16 oz jig head. They where in about 10' of water hitting about 5' down. I also caut some on that same jig in Monte-Ne and Horseshoe Bend.
Went to blue springs and caught 3 keepers and 10 throw backs caught most on black /chartreuse jig on the north side bank in the brush,also caught few on minniows I want to thank J.T. for the help, my boy caught 1 of the keepers and 3 of the small ones, he likes crappie fishing better then bass fishing alreadly. Matt
You guys are killing me.
I had plans to go Tuesday, my partner cancelled, I was complaining about it at work, and another guy volunteered to go.
So Tuesday, maybe Ill have some photos, or at least a report to give.
IM curious about the spots around 12 bridge and beaver shores also, ive got some property right up there across from the fish hatchery, and Id like to find some good spots around there.
Ozarkjeep try blackburn creek. It's the cove just to the south of the nursery pond. The right side about half way back there is a visible bend in the creek channel next to shore. You'll see a lot of brush near the shore, also try the docks they are good as well!
Matt I am glad that you and your son caught some fish! Try on a week day when there is less fishing pressure after it warms up and and I bet their will be more fish!
Stick with that jig though, it will work well for the next couple of months.
Do you all think the rain will slow the action down? I thought I might go back to blue springs tuesday.Do the crappie run down the river like white bass or do they stay in the lake?Do they move alot or can you find them in the same holes? Thanks Matt
Fished blackburn creek saturday afternoon. No luck there as of yet. Only a matter of time. Of course there was a guy with his family out wake boarding we usually don't have to put up with that until summer. I'll probably go out this afternoon and scout around. Hopefully i'lll have some good news for us all.
The fish do scatter after a strong front like we had yesterday. I had a tough time today but I did get some while drop shotting some deep brush in Monte-Ne. I fished the main river channel with no luck. If you go out before the weekend try deeper in Blue Springs and work your way shallower as the day goes on. I even caught a 15" walleye today on a jig!Quote:
Originally Posted by matt