Planning a trip with two friends, A father and Son, and I will be to the big lake the 29th and 30th. Their first time there. Any tips would be helpful?
Thanks
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Planning a trip with two friends, A father and Son, and I will be to the big lake the 29th and 30th. Their first time there. Any tips would be helpful?
Thanks
where are you launching from ?Quote:
Originally Posted by crappie24
We are staying at The Fishtale Lodge. Probably the Marina? Do you have any suggestions?
Crappie24, The water is going to be high and the temperature of the water is probably going to be around 52 degrees. More than likely the fish are going to be scattered. The last time I was out was last Friday and I found most of my fish in 10 - 11 foot water. I caught most of them on orange jig head, pearl or white body and chartreuse skirt. The jig is made by Southern Pro. Right now the forecast is calling for rain on Friday, but should be moved out by Saturday. There will be a crappie tournament on the lake Saturday.
Donald
Gone fishing,Quote:
Originally Posted by gone fishing
Is the water level around 360 or higher?
Is the water stained or muddy? I see you are using light colored jigs.
You fishing the tournament?
Thanks...
Hey crappie24...
I'll be leaving for the Shawnee Bay Resort early tomorrow A.M.
I expect the water to be high and muddy. Blaze orange-black-chartruse is what I'm starting with, but red-chart or contrasting colors will get a try. We fished Jonathan Creek last year. First time fishing it and we did ok, mostly past the 68 bridge.
You really have to go to Patti's resturant. Get the house specialty pork chops. It's all that and more.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...o83/jigsII.jpg
Thanks Denmo83 for the help.... We will take ur advise and go to Patti's for dinner. And where did you pick up those jig heads they look nice... I also use southern pro tubes. Thanks again for your help..
gone fishing... thanks for the help. I have been watching post for a while now some are saying they are picking some nice fish deep 14' to 18' some even deeper? Just a question? I don't like fishing that deep...
The jig heads I picked up at Cabela's. I also dip a toothpick into a crazy glue bottle and apply where the tube meets the jig head. I also take a little iso-alcohol and wipe the oil off the tip of the tube first before putting it on the jig so the glue sticks well.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappie24
crappie24 were are you coming from? My Dad uncle and me will be at Fishtale the on Friday afternoon our first time as well. Hope to see you there we have a Red/silver Ranger 392V.
We are from Decatur, Ill, will be in there late friday night. 6 or 7 pm. I'm sure
we will cross paths. Maybe talk some fish stories.... We are in a black trailblazer and a blue venture boat. :)
Hello, I am a guide up in Illinois but have been down to Paris Landing tons and I was there the 1st,2nd,3rd,15th,16th,17th of this month and will be back this weekend as well. I was going to fish tourney but my boss wanted to bring one of his biggest clients so the three of us are just going to fun fish. Anyway I have really been on them all month even with high water. I had a 12.9 stringer on 16th and a 13.8 stringer on the 3rd both were seven fish stringers and I have been averaging anywhere about 40 to 60 keepers a day. I know the area very well and Sharon the owner of Fishtale can attest to that. I am telling you to forget your dislike of fishing deep. The best fish are on the ledges (still) and with the water high as it was when I was there on 15,16,17 you have to move out to 23-28 ft. Just to fish the same brush that you would use at winter pool. That is where they live all winter and the surface temps were about 53 when I was the last. Still too cold to get a mass movement into the bays. My best fish early in the month came on a quarter-ounce Bighead jig and a emerald-blue tube, but last trip our biggest fish came on a corn yellow and chartreuse tube and same jighead. I was using the big two and a half Midsouth tube and tipping with a rosyred minnow. The bigger tubes worked better with the dirty water. I am coming in sometime Friday and I have a maroon chevy 4-wheel drive pulling a Ranger 521 that is white,red and dark red. Good luck in tourney sure I will run into you sometime this weekend. Oh yeah you can go over to Illinois board and look through old posts and find pictures of my stringers of this month. Our biggest this month caught by my wife was 2.7. We had three over two pounds that day, March 1st
crappie24,
The lake level today was 363, water temperature was 50 degrees, water color dingy. I imagine the lake, according to the internet, will be dropping a little bit Saturday. The wind is suppose to be out of the northeast at 10 miles an hour, gusting up to 17. Hope this will help you.
Donald
Hey gone fishing, thanks for this info....
Crappie24 check your PM's