The Crappie in East Tennessee received a pardon from my jigs and rigs this weekend thanks to a visit to the grand babies in VA. However, my daughter and son in law reside on a private neighborhood lake in Lynchburg and it is full of panfish that just call to me every time I visit. I usually take a pole or two and harass them, especially in the Spring time. Our late arrival Friday night (9:00pm) with the little munchkins waiting up to see us insured my ability to sneak out at daylight on Saturday morning and see who was hungry.
Name: IMG_1407.jpg Views: 254 Size: 89.1 KB
No wind but chilly and not sure of the water temperatures, I tied on a Bobby Garland Baby Shad and grabbed the boat to paddle out.
Name: IMG_1409.jpg Views: 282 Size: 153.1 KB
This was my fathers first boat, he found it washed up on the shore of Lake Hartwell SC in 1968. Nobody claimed it and he was no longer a bank fishing Clemson college student. It was also my first boat as my father gave it to me after I turned 16. Nothing like wonderful childhood fishing memories to start the morning.
The first 10 minutes with a Shad bodied bait produced 0 bites, so I pulled an Alphahawk member trick and tied on a 1/64 Trout Magnet in Monkey Milk. First cast something chomped both the tails off. I switched to a green flake pink looking color and it was on like wildfire. KaBoom as Ketchn says! First fish, a small red eared looking panfish.
Name: IMG_1412.jpg Views: 251 Size: 88.2 KB
I connected with several nice Bluegill next.
Name: IMG_1413.jpg Views: 244 Size: 56.7 KB
Name: IMG_1415.jpg Views: 239 Size: 49.1 KB
A fallen tree yielded my first of many VA Crappie
Name: IMG_1420.jpg Views: 297 Size: 64.6 KB
Name: IMG_1423.jpg Views: 290 Size: 74.5 KB
They were not very big, and may be stunted/overpopulated, not sure of the harvest by the residents. I did catch a decent Green Carp and he definitely looked stunted, large head and mouth but skinny long body.
Name: IMG_1424.jpg Views: 262 Size: 54.3 KB
Another Red Eared Sunfish?
Name: IMG_1422.jpg Views: 251 Size: 56.6 KB
The last small Crappie caught was a nicely dressed Black.
Name: IMG_1425.jpg Views: 266 Size: 53.2 KB
As soon as this fish was released I heard music to my ears.....HEY PEPAW, where are you? The grand babies were up and out and my fishing morning gladly ended. The youngest is starting early.
Name: IMG_1430.jpg Views: 268 Size: 99.8 KB
They both are worth the trip!
Name: IMG_1439.jpg Views: 266 Size: 100.3 KB



Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app