Jourdan River NOT on Fire!

Tuesday gave a narrow window to try some deep holes for Crappie before getting blown off the water or dealing with the forecasted rain.

I slipped out early finding the water temps had fallen from 57 degrees to 43 degrees since my last post. Still the boat was in the water and I had a rigged jig pole in my hand to give it a try. After a couple of hours and a few Monster Bull Gills I finally caught a Sac-a-lait.

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The one and only Sac-a-lait of the morning. Gusts reaching 35mph made the conditions worsen to the point I could find no place to hide that still had deep water so I packed it in. The water was plenty clean, you could see flocks of Gills swarming the BGBS in TN Shad color. Some bit and had the whole body in their mouth but Gills was not the target so all got released. We do have a warming trend on the way soon. Till then I'll keep working.

Sounds very tough and challenging conditions. But, you didn't get skunked :highfive

Wow! At least you got one which gives hope for the future outings

Well brother I definitely own a couple of those tee shirts on the Jourdan. That says slow to no fish.
But I do have to add this for the LiveScope haters. On days like you had, I find now a days with my FFS rather than a slow to no fish day, pack the boat up and simply burning fuel on the road back home.
I simply move more and scout out new places. What’s wild some times the fish fool me, I find them in spots and areas that don’t make any sense at all. Rather it’s them being shallow in cold water, stuck in a muddy or even a sandy bottom. I found some a couple of weeks back down there during the first cold weather blast under lily pads in less than a foot of water. Thought I had found me some record shellcrackers. Made a cast and nope, it was some fourteen inch crappie. And guess what, I thought it was going to be a day just like you described. But it was in the wind and it was what I call a Work Fishing Day but I managed about twenty that I brought home.
You the king down there and your expertise and guidance has definitely helped me become more successful. And then I have a crappie addiction anyway so I will stay out and longer than most people with much better sense.


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Bud my Tin boat was trying to spin in the 30+mph gusts. Your FFS is not going to help when it's pointing everywhere but where your jig is. Worse your jig is spinning with the boat. Funny thing when the wind is that high hindering a good presentation the bite in much lower and slower anyway. With 43 degree water temps the fish will be as far down as the Wood Yard. Out in the open below Jourdan River shores a Spotlock Trolling Motor couldn't hold a boat in that wind. I'm glad I didn't loose a productive day's work moving around.

High winds and falling water temperatures are not a crappie chasing person’s friends :Rofl

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High winds and falling water temperatures are not a crappie chasing person’s friends :Rofl

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I had to go, you know those trips, a window is opening but not for long and you just have to know if they are THERE.........or not.

You won't know unless you go. Ive gone when every condition said don't and Ive caught fish. Ive also gone when it conditions seemed perfect and struggled. It's a thinking mans game as you always say RoJo! One thing for certain if you struggled it was a VERY BAD day.

Bon Temps!!!

Struggling is how a person learns to catch fish when the conditions aren’t the best.

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You won't know unless you go. Ive gone when every condition said don't and Ive caught fish. Ive also gone when it conditions seemed perfect and struggled. It's a thinking mans game as you always say RoJo! One thing for certain if you struggled it was a VERY BAD day.

Bon Temps!!!

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Well the fish have to be there to catch them. The way the river has sanded in is different than any thing I've seen before. I didn't go far because of the wind when I left the house was already blowing. Nothing like it was 30 minutes after launching. Missed fishing in a glass boat that day. The $64 question is "Why does the wind wait to pick up till after we launch?"

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The $64 question is "Why does the wind wait to pick up till after we launch?"

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Oh, so it does that to you, too ?? :Rofl

How about does it blow on the side you're fishing but is calm on the other side of the creek ... UNTIL you move to that side ?? :yikes :bash

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How about does it blow on the side you're fishing but is calm on the other side of the creek ... UNTIL you move to that side ?? :yikes :bash

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YES YES YES YES YES YES ................................

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I had to go, you know those trips, a window is opening but not for long and you just have to know if they are THERE.........or not.

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As I have aged , sometimes I just daydream about them when it’s going to be tough ….
Not sure if I am getting wise or lazy …..:Rofl

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As I have aged , sometimes I just daydream about them when it’s going to be tough ….
Not sure if I am getting wise or lazy …..:Rofl

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I suspect your time has more meaning to you now, kinda how I feel anyway. I went because a window was there and I wanted to see if fish was still where I left them 10 degrees warmer water temperature ago. Not was the answer I got. The Wind even seemed to be taking pleasure in my misery as it just kept building up force for the laugh. Gotta love SD for pointing out no SKUNK.

It often times is a case of WOW , yesterday was as good as I ever seen and then today was one potato chip :dono

I went where I knew they would be yesterday. Seemed those fish hadn't seen a meal recently or my presentation was well polished.

So many shorts were swallowing the jig I moved up in size to a new Shad body from BPS. Longer - Fatter, got the tugs on the tail but didn't hook anymore shorts. It did slow the bites down, but if I stuck one it was a box fish.