Mud

[OnDaHill]

Man our end of The Hill around Germany and Loyds sure is muddy. I've lived here almost 20 years and don't remember it ever being this bad.
Any suggestions on mud fishing?

[Crappie Buster]

Take care of chores around the house until it clears!!! Just kidding.... All jokes aside, I've never figured out the key to success in the mud. The fish I have caught in muddy water were caught using dark jigs and using baits that either had a metal flake in the plastic or a blade (like a roadrunner). I've often heard that fish will bite in muddy waters after a few days, but I've never really experienced it. One thing I do know is that fish will move up in the water column when it gets muddy.

I'm looking forward to others input on this topic. My local haunts are muddied up pretty bad too!

[duckhunter1]

I fished in Germany and Little River the first weekend in March and we finally got on them pulling single 1/32 jigs in about 20' of water. Guess that backs up what Crappie Buster said about them moving up in the water column.

[brush pile]

I love muddy water. And remember dirty water heats up faster than clean which is why the fish tend to move up. Use darker bigger baits and if they r hungry they will bite

[R00tyT00ty309]

Crappie Buster you would be right in saying dark colors, but not always as the fish come up in the water column you can use lighter colors. Then if you are fishing shallow water 1 to 5 ft. dark colors are better. After a few days of mud the fish will adjust to the color and start biting again. One thing I can't find out is when you were catching fish in a area and it turns muddy you will always catch little fish their for a couple day then the big fish will start back biteing again, same depth and everything. This is the reason we call it fishing and not catching.

[Crappie Buster]

I love muddy water. And remember dirty water heats up faster than clean which is why the fish tend to move up. Use darker bigger baits and if they r hungry they will bite

x2 on the heating up faster!!!

[Rsw]

I tried Sunday, the water was like coffee with cream. I put in at Long Cane Creek at the Highway 28 ramp. Lots of debris floating. Needless to say I struck out. I had a game warden stop by to do a check, he told me that most on that side were not having much luck. Water temp was around 50 to 52 most of the day.

[BOCOON]

X2 Tommy I think the key is the fish have to ADJUST wich usually takes 2 to 3 days depending on the amount of color change. With that said we both witnessed this weekend the first day or 2 after a big rain can make for tough fishing. I like fishing stained water and darker jigs seem to preform better for me as well.

[drill instructor]

I love muddy water, break out those tightline rods and head shallow on those warm days.

[gabowman]

I never seen Germany muddy but I've never fished it a whole lot either. As long as you dont actually see the mud churning in the water and it is just heavily stained the fish should be in there. If you can look down the shaft of your motor and see 4"-6" of visibility then it is ideal for spring crappie fishing. If the mud is churning I'd suggest moving back up towards the upper end of the lake for a little while.