Hows the fishin up that way in the fall? What general areas should I target if I were to come up either Oct. or early Nov.?? Also, what depth range are we talkin about? Favorite colors or should I use minners? Any help would be appreciated.
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Hows the fishin up that way in the fall? What general areas should I target if I were to come up either Oct. or early Nov.?? Also, what depth range are we talkin about? Favorite colors or should I use minners? Any help would be appreciated.
Good Luck Getting Info On Kentucky Before The Classic! I Would Spend The First Day Looking For Manmade Structure And Not Even Drop A Line Until Day 2.
I have questions about fall fishing at KY Lake also. Do they start biting in September or should I wait until October?
Mid October the fish'n usually starts getting good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jigboy
Well, I ain't fishin the classic, don't care nothin bout tournaments and such. Just wanted to get a little help. THis is one reason I don't fish them, folks are just plain mean to ya over that junk.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappielimits
Like Whiskers says, mid to late October is when they are starting to be a little easier to find.
THE BANDIT
seeing as how Black Crappie seem to come shallower in the Fall, and KY Lake is becoming more of a Black Crappie lake ... wouldn't it stand to reason that Fall fishing there would/should be getting better/easier :confused:
I fish Watts Bar Lake, in East Tenn, during Oct/Nov ... and the Black Crappie are relatively shallow and close to the banks, much like they are during early Spring (March into mid April). The White Crappie don't seem to come shallow, in Spring, until later .. usually late April or early to mid May. In the Fall .. it's rare to even catch a White Crappie, as they seem to stay out in the deeper water (channels) ... while the Black Crappie seem to follow the Shad schools, as they migrate back into the creeks and flats (and hang around the docks and rock cliffs).
I know there's quite a bit of difference between Watts Bar (highland reservoir) and KY Lake (lowland reservoir) ... and the types of structure and cover available on each --- but, wouldn't the fish "react" much the same, given that they are the same fish, but just in a different body of water ?
I know that the Black Crappie population boom, on KY Lake, has led to anglers having to readjust their methods and timeframe schedules ... due to the difference in the habits/habitats of the two species of Crappie. Would that not also be necessary for Fall ?
Beenfishin? --- you might want to take a look at the KY Lake Tagging Study (especially the Fall 2003 preliminary results page) Here's a link to the whole sheebang : http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/navigat...vPath=C101C552
.... luck2ya ... cp :cool:
I know there is all this talk about KY Lake becoming a primarily black crappie lake, but I (we) continue to catch many more whites than blacks. Sure strategy and timing could be factors, but I just haven't seen this huge rise in blacks personally.
Same with my fishing partners, It could be that we just haven't figured the darn things out. I still catch more white than black.Quote:
Originally Posted by itallushrt
THE BANDIT
I just want to catch some crappie. I could care less if the a pink as long as they taste good. I am so pumped for my first year of fall fishing. My hunting buddies don't believe it and say I will still be out on the farm. Little do they know, I will be, but I plan to kill real quick and be back on the water.
Black crappie tend to stay shallower than white, and closer to the bank. Maybe that's why yall ain't catchin as many of em.
I'm with you Jigboy. I plan on trying to get some fall fishing in this year also. Lots of time to kill a few deer.
I just left a fish fry at Louisville Male High School where football coach Bobby Redman caught enough crappie this season to feed over 500 people. I talked to him a long time and he said the same thing, that people have not figured out the black crappie yet. He said while everyone else was out from the bank on the flats his was up tight on the bank catching black crappie till him arm was sore. Now this guy has fished the lake for years and has a great home on Barkley so he knows what he is talking about. He son is backup quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons and during training was coming home to Lake Barkley from Friday till late Sunday to help catch the fish. After breading fish for him for three hours straight today with two of my kids and four other people, I will be looking up in the shallows next year.