I could use some advise for places to stay. Areas to target. Boat Ramps. etc.
Any body willing to help out?
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I could use some advise for places to stay. Areas to target. Boat Ramps. etc.
Any body willing to help out?
If you're camping or in an RV I can recommend Johnson Creek campground. As far as hotel/motel i don't have any suggestions.
Believe it or not , never been there , but it is typically a boat show in the winter from what I hear , most hit the edges of the channels , lots of big yellow bass in that lake as well , beyond that I am fairly clueless
The lower lake bottom near the dam is very clean. You will see lots of boats there.
Most people bottom fish vertical or drifting. I have a buddy that has been doing good lately using minnows in this area. About 30 fow.
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I have decided to stay in the Johnson Creek area. Fishing Feb 3 - 7. We have 4 going, trying to add 2 more.
Looks like we should be prepared for windy, cold conditions.
What’s your preferred style of fishing?
Some fish should be moving back upstream along the channel and some will still be near bottom between Johnson creek and the dam.
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Well, I always seem to struggle on new big lakes at first. Takes a while to figure things out.
My preferred way to catch crappie is casting a double jig rig. But under a bobber and vertical fishing w livescope are both fun if your catching them.
I expect that we will be livescoping on timber in deeper water from what I can gather.
Sounds like y’all will be prepared for anything. Good luck. It’s a fun lake to fish.
Only other advice is read the regs closely
You’ll have to keep all the crappie you catch until the end of Feb. the GWs write a lot of tickets.
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mister green jeans dont play , you need to be up on the whats ok and what aint , seen them check boats and occupants and fish really hard several times myself .
they get pretty strict when its a boat show in some spots , been boarded before and they went thru everything and it took so long we ran aground. right up on the rocks on the dam and was beating their boat hard on them rocks and when I mentioned it they didn't really seem to care about that much at all , said it's ok ....:yikes
the good news is we was super compliant and just got to watch them write blank checks to all the other boats they boarded that day ....fyi
and they also run multiple kinds of specialty canines too
dont mess with Texas you know ....nonono
Boat show?
Boat show? lol
Here is a map that might help you also.
Lake O the Pines nautical chart and water depth map
here tell it is , never been there before , but can imagine, hear some complaints from time to time from the guides out that way about how crowdedQuote:
Originally Posted by Just Don
There are a lot of boats at times ( winter fishing) but when the fish are scattered on bottom everybody has a chance to catch fish.
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You know how fishermen are there might be one other person on the lake and that's too many especially if they are fishing in your honey hole. lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
Maybe at times, it is like that toward the dam just never seen them elbow to elbow, but I could have missed it also.
You should come try it some time!
wish it wasnt such a drive thru extreme madness in Dallas for me , rarely go east anymore is me , have a time dealing with the crazy folks on the road in the metromess , west trips are typcially a peaceful drive and not as crowded as some of the big name lakes when you get to them .
some of my favorite lakes might have one to 2 boats on them and they might not even be chasing the crappie folks too :highfive
will maybe hit lake fork next month , might go with a buddy for the day for grins , like to visit it once a year or so