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To the four or five guys still alive fishing and posting on this forum; here's the update. Water was slightly muddy to heavy stained, temp was round the 50* mark give or take a few degrees, water level a little to high but coming down. Not a soul out this morning, but it was Easter morning. No fish today. Drier weather and warmer temps should improve condition. I'd ask if anyone has been out yet but , well I know how this works. Carry on.
Thanks for the update. Was planning missy for Saturday but looks like rain and from the sounds of it it doesn’t need any more rain.
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I was out yesterday afternoon. I tried 3 spots east of 13. Caught 3 white bass no crappie. Tried spillway on way home and caught 10 to 15, only a handful had any size. Really hoping this warm sunny week gets things going. I have not done well at Missy since last may. I fished the resi this past fall and winter and struggled as well. Very unusual. Hope it picks up i need crappie fillets i am fresh out.
I hear you, I plan to go back out thursday after a few more warm days. Hope the water clears up too. Looks like a little rain Sat. then a cold front moves in, highs in low 50's next week.Quote:
Originally Posted by colt1888
Let us know how you do if you go on Thursday. Thinking about heading over Saturday morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by kyron4
Will do ! Plans are to go on a "scouting mission" Thursday morning if all goes well.Quote:
Originally Posted by 10point
Im going to try and get out this evening after work and for sure tomorrow and friday. Not sure where i will start. But its supossed to get up to almost 80 today and has been in the 70s last few days. They gotta be biting somewhere.
Got out after work this evening. Headed up river east of 13 aways. Pulled in and seen 6 cars already there. Seemed like they were all fishing one particular bend. I went the other direction . I found some fish in one area, mix of white bass and crappie. Missed on a bunch of bites with the wind crearing slack in my line. Caught them on bobber and jig and then later on got some casting and retrieving a twister. I kept a dozen crappie 10 to 12 inchers. Ill be back out tomorrow with my buddy.
Got out this morning, river had cleared up a little and came down a little. Took a while to find them but had a semi steady bite, with a lot of down time in between. I took home 13 crappie most in the 10" range be a few 11 and 12 inchers. Seems like a lot of smaller fish this year. Had some white bass mixed in , but hit and miss, mostly small ones. Rain and big cold front after Sunday, not sure what it will do for the bite. Carry on.
Hit same area last evening just a different spot. Did a lot of walking and did not find much. 2 guys were in the spot i wanted to fish. Ended up waitin it out and they left with about 45 minutes left of daylight. Kept 10 nice ones and caught some smaller ones and also some white bass. Think i will fish opposite side of river this evening. Less people and better slack areas.
Was a slow bite this morning, (kept 12 and had to work for them) then they just shut off all together. One by one people were leaving. Thought for sure the warm temps would get them moving. Going try again this evening and hope it improved .
Went back to same spot i fished wed night. First 3 casts produced a small crappie, a 12 inch crappie and a 13.5 crappie. I thought i was on em. Bite then slowed way down i was going several minutes at a time with no action. I slowly picked away at em and ended up with 10 good enough to bring home. Did not catch any white bass this time. Still havent found them hot n heavy anywhere. Not sure if fish are just more scattered or im simply going to the wrong spots this year lol. Going to try to get out tomorrow once more before the rain comes.
This morning wasn't much better than Friday evening, picked up a few fish then long periods without a bite. Hardly anyone out Friday evening or this morning, guys leaving after an hour to go find fish. From the chatter on the bank it's been a tough go of it from everyone, no one has really got into white bass or crappie really good yet. A lot of 7" - 9" crappie this year, only managed a few over 12" this year. My theory is the lake level is higher than normal and they are scattered or staying in the main lake, though some guys told me they didn't do well there either. Weathers going to be a rollercoaster this week, rain then possible snow, highs in 40's and 50's then 70's then back to 50's by weekend. Hope to get back out by mid week. Carry on.
Fished yesterday afternoon on opposite side of the river. Watched a guy get his limit and leave. I took his spot and caught quite a few but not much size. The white bass were thick though. Tried a couple other spots on walk back to my truck and caught fish at each stop right up on the bank but again no size. Kyron i think you are right on. Lake level was too high. My favorite spot is just east of 13 and i fished it when lake level was 724 as thats perfect for the spot but unfortunately water temp was still too cold then. That was like 2 weeks ago or more. Its up 5 foot from then and not worth fishin. I had a buddy do decent in lake yesterday from boat. In the river this year it seems like i can only find fish on structure like logs or stumps. Its not like years past where theres such huge schools you could throw it anywhere and get bit.
I appreciate these updates. I have been thinking missy was on a decline now for a few years and these updates along with my own experiences and other updates I won’t be buying a sticker this year for the boat. I’ll fish local lakes that don’t require the sticker or the hour drive. Thanks gentlemen, hopefully missy stops being over fished but unlikely
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My dad and I did really good yesterday morning long lining. Hardly anyone was out for a Saturday. It was strange. A lot of the fish we caught were suspended close to shore but in 30-50 feet of water. Attachment 455534
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Smaller size fish has been the norm this year for sure, I through back probably six fish for every one I kept. I remember reading that crappie have a 5 year cycle where you get 5 years of good fishing and larger fish and then 5 years of poor fishing and smaller fish. Not sure if there's any truth to that, but something is going on.Quote:
Originally Posted by colt1888
I was fishing near a log in the water anything more than 5 feet away was all but barren of fish, definitely structure oriented fish .
Doesn't look like the rain messed up the river to much, be curious how the bite will be after this cold front. Plan to try again mid to late week, depending on weather.
* Just looked at weather for the week, calling for low temps and high wind early week and then heavy rain mid week with some warmer temps, then back down to 50's/30's next week. Not ideal conditions for sure. Bite wasn't that great when it was 70* calm, and sunny. carry on. *
Nice mess. Following…:popcornQuote:
Originally Posted by 10point
Anyone been upriver this week? I havent been out at all. Son has had high school baseball games every night. Looking at getting out tomorrow afternoon. Looks a little windy to try anyplace on the resi so probably will go to the river somewhere.
Went to oaktree area Thursday and didn't do very well, water was a little low and bite was slow to nonexistent . Let us know how you did, hopefully things will get better soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by colt1888
Didnt make it out this weekend. Too busy yesterday and weather was garbage. Should be able to get out on wednesday though hopefully i can find a bite somewhere.
My next chance will be Thursday so I'll report back then. Any word from anyone on how it's been ? With the cold temps and wind I can't imagine it got better from when it was 70* and sunny, which wasn't great to begin with.
I have seen on facebook a couple guys killin em last 2 days wading the river. Im not sure where there at and know better then to ask lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by kyron4
Was able to get out tonight. Had an idea where the fish may be since they shut off the spillway. So we headed down river from the resi and did some wading. Took us a while to find them but when we did it was good action. Mostly nice black crappie. Think i only had 1 white crappie out of the 15 i brought home. My cousin was with me and kept 12 and also caught a bonus 20 inch walleye. Ill be out again tomorrow or thursday.
Awesome update! Good for you getting into some river crappies and blacks to boot!Quote:
Originally Posted by colt1888
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I plan on getting out thursday morning.
Went out this morning and covered a lot of river. water was clear and slow , A little higher than a week or so ago. Got into some white bass in small scattered groups and one nice smallie, but not a single crappie all morning. The fact that not a soul was out but me was a good clue the bite was cold. Not sure where they're at now, had some co workers tell me they got skunked at missy and sally so who knows. Colder rainier weather coming in and the lake is filling up, so other options besides the river will be taken. That's all I got gents, carry on.
I went out after work yesterday to the same area as tuesday. Bite was not good for me. A lot of fish have been taken from there this week so not surprising. One guy kept his limit 4 days in a row. He had 23 when i seen him yesterday. I caught maybe 10 total and only 1 was good size. I gave up pretty early yesterday was not in the mood to go hunt em. I would think lake should be close to getting good but the way this years been who knows. Im going to try and get out in the morning somewhere before it rains.
Once the weather clears up and warms up I plan to hit the main lake . The river bite seems to be all but done. Maybe the bigger fish are out there, I saw a lot of smaller fish caught this year and sadly a lot of smaller fish taken home. Definitely had to work for them this year.
Any updates on conditions? Planning on hitting it Saturday. I know there is a tournament and I'd rather go somewhere else but it gives me a chance to drive over and take my Dad out.
Last time i was there was last saturday. Water was decent. Place was packed with people. I caught a few slabs way back in goose creek in about 3 feet of water. From what i have heard and pictures ive seen the bite has been on all week.Ill prolly be over there tomorrow. I may wait till later in the day though.
We did decent. Lots of small fish. Kept these 25. Biggest was 1.25 lbs. Tried casting first and got nothing and then started long lining jigs. Attachment 458528
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Nice catch! :cheers2
Good job. Thanks for the report.
I was over tonight and fished off the rip rap at the dam. Very slow. Caught maybe 5 crappie and only one was over 10 inches. On saturday i did a little better but not great. Is spawn done? I usually can catch crappie up at the dam till first of june. I threw out a rod for bluegills too but no takers. Usually do pretty good there when they come in to spawn. Actually had a couple dink crappie hit the redworms today.